Chapter 20 Summary

When Yezad arrives at the Bombay Sporting Goods Emporium for his meeting with Mrs. Kapur, the servant who delivered her letter is inside and points Yezad to the back door. Mrs. Kapur is in Kapur's office. Without preliminaries, she tells him that the Bombay Sporting Goods Emporium will not be reopening. She tells him that besides the wages she owes him, she is giving him one month's extra salary. She asks if he remembers the suitcase that used to be in the office. She goes on to ask if he knows how much was in the suitcase. Yezad says he doubts that even Mr. Kapur knew the exact figure. She says, "No. He didn't but I did." She says that there is a problem. When she counted the suitcase last night, it contained 35,000 rupees less than it should. Yezad says that the money...