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Who is Chandra Lal from Collected Short Stories Volume Three and what is their importance? W._Somerset_Maugham English & Literature Chandra Lal | Collected Short Stories Volume Three

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Chandra Lal is described as a fat Indian who is a dangerous conspirator against the Allied forces. Although he has a wife and children in India, he has fallen in love with the dancer Giulia Lazzari. Ashenden and other employees of the Intelligence Department attempt to convince Giulia to lure Chandra across the French border where he can be arrested. Although Chandra does allow himself to be lured to France, he has brought a dose of poison with him. When he realizes he has been trapped by British forces, Chandra takes the poison and kills himself.