The Mystery of Munroe Island by Satyajit Ray

Author:Satyajit Ray
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789352141227
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2015-06-28T16:00:00+00:00

5 November, 10 a.m.

Two incidents within a gap of a few hours have perturbed us quite a bit. We still haven’t got over the shock.

I had decided that I would get up at five in the morning and take a walk by the Nile. It is my longstanding habit of taking a walk by the river Usri in Giridih every morning. In any case I always wake up by 4.30 a.m. But today I didn’t wake up as a normal course. There was a sudden loud banging on my door.

In haste I wrapped myself in the purple kimono I had received as a gift in Japan and when I opened the door I found Dexter standing there. His eyes were bulging out, and he was panting as if he had just completed a marathon!

‘What’s the matter?’

‘A snake—there is a snake in my room!’

Uttering these words, he stumbled into my room and flopped on to the sofa. I knew Dexter’s room was three rooms away from mine. The other two were staying on the floor above. Hence he had to come to me.

Having reassured Dexter, I left him and ran into the passage. Not a soul could be spotted on the long carpeted corridor decorated in Egyptian patterns. That’s not unusual as it was 2.30 a.m. I needed to take action right away.

After taking out the Annihilin pistol from the suitcase I raced towards room number 176. Not that I was fully convinced of what Dexter said. Yet one should be well prepared for any emergency.

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