Henry Milner Rideout

Name: The Siamese Cat — Chapter 4
Author: Henry Milner Rideout

The Siamese Cat — Chapter 4 (1907)

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“The Siamese Cat — Chapter 4”, published in 1907, is a work by Henry Milner Rideout. It explores elements such as Chao Phya, Borkman and Scarlett.

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 4 (1907)

“ Now and then a pedlar's bell clanked faintly; a gust of laughter told where sea-captains drank late under the almond trees; or breaking the charm of stillness, a lizard cried: "To-kay! to-kay!" in a voice dogmatic and hiccoughing.
"I can't believe him," thought Scarlett. "He seemed plausible there in the boat, but—" Instinct declared the man a liar; reason tried to marshal the facts both for and against him:
"First of all, Borkman suggested buying the cat. That proves nothing, either way. ”

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 4 (1907)

“ The slant, thick-lidded eyes watched every movement, as Scarlett peered along the cases. In one corner lay a silver bracelet, which, but for having no bells, was the mate to Borkman's gift.
"How much is this? S'pose you put bells on, how much?" Owen looked squarely into the clerk's eyes. They met his with a strange gleam, but not a curve changed in the sallow, infant face.
"Fiftee tical, he velly nice."
"This chap does savee," thought Owen. "Fifty—say that means twenty: the cat was forty. Do men kill each other over sixty ticals?" Aloud he said—"Too much. What price this silver casket?" ”

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 4 (1907)

“ Fourth, Borkman's story is improbable. If an unknown person—a second thief, an accomplice—fought and killed the coolie, then why leave behind the only apparent cause of quarrel—the cat—perched on the wall? But he may have heard Borkman coming, or have seen him, and cut and run. After all, that seems the most likely way; for Borkman could have no accomplice stationed out there to do the killing, no such weapon to do it with himself. ”

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 4 (1907)

“ On reaching the hotel again, his first act was to stuff two or three mangoes into his pockets. A friendly chemist in the dispensary stared at his request, disappeared smiling into a tiny laboratory, and returned with a puzzled face, very serious.
"May I ask where you got these?" he said. "Anonymous friend.... Hmm! Quite right to be suspicious ... Hydrocyanic acid, squirted full, permeated." He showed, in a strip of the mango skin, a pinhole puncture. "Regular subcutaneous, you see. Prussic enough to kill an elephant, sir."
"Good. Thank you," said Scarlett, laughing. "I don't die to-day. ”

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 4 (1907)

“ Sanders. His red necktie lent a needless touch of heat to the torrid compound. He waggled a roguish finger. "I spy, I spy! Same steamer, eh? You sad young dog! And the cat—now I call that devotion, if you like!"
Owen reddened.
"I'll try to look out for them, sir. You see—"
"I don't blame you," chirruped the older man. "Never leave a defenceless aunt! Lucky chap ... Youth, youth!"
"And Mr. Sanders," interrupted Owen stiffly, "Let me thank you for the mangoes. They're capital...."
"Mangoes?" The little gentleman frowned. "What mangoes?" ”

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 4 (1907)

“ Second, he knew the thief before—bumped him in the bazaar—and was not glad to see him. Third, grabbing the coolie by the queue, as he ran, would rip his hand exactly as it was ripped. But then all those thorn bushes—I can hardly shut my own fist. ”

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Henry Milner Rideout, The Siamese Cat — Chapter 4 (1907)

“ You promise? Thank you—Then, let me take Chao Phya home to-night, and keep him. No, there's no danger, in a hotel full of people. So that's settled; and now, tell Mr. Sanders privately, without fail, just enough to show that you were frightened last night. So that he'll have a boy or two sleep in your verandah and the Sikh on close watch. Good!"
Mr. Sanders peeped waggishly round the lamp.
"Aha!" he exclaimed, "I thought it was very quiet this side! Mr. Scarlett, you've forgotten to drink your stengah, and we're on the second. This is bad!"
Scarlett had man's natural contempt for cats ”

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