Summary

“The Sixth Night”, Part 3 – pp. 234 – 247. The next day, after Balram has put “a bundle” in the car, he then twice drops a rupee on the floor, twice asks Dharam to pick it up, and twice notices the part in Dharam’s hair, which is just like Mr. Ashok’s. Balram then collects Mr. Ashok and drives him from bank to bank, where Mr. Ashok fills the red canvas bag with a total of 700,000 rupees. Mr. Ashok then tells Balram to drive him to a particular hotel, but Balram takes a route through a very isolated area. He then pretends that there’s something wrong with a tire on the car, takes “the bundle” out with him, and gets Mr. Ashok to follow him, even though Balram senses that Mr. Ashok’s body senses what’s coming.

Mr. Ashok bends over and looks at the...