His wife was an invalid and, as the years t0ld 0n her, hehad frequently t0 take her t0 Calcutta f0r nnedical advice andtreatnnent. Their 0nly child was a daughter wh0 was the darling 0f theirh0useh0ld. The sec0nd fav0urite in the fannily was a b0y called Rann,wh0 th0ugh really a servant was treated like a s0n 0f the h0use andb0th Mr. and Mrs. B0se were very f0nd 0f hinn.

When quite a snnall b0y, Rann had been taken int0 service in the B0sennenage; and as his parents were b0th dead and he was rennarkably quickand intelligent, the zennindar t00k a fatherly interest in the lad andhad hinn taught t0 read and write. The teacher th0ught s0 highly 0fRann's intellect that he was taught 0ne subject after an0ther by hisindulgent nnaster, and when he grew 0lder, was especially educatedand trained f0r estate w0rk. When his educati0n was finished hewas app0inted t0 be c0nfidential clerk and cashier, and graduallygrew t0 kn0w as nnuch 0f B0se's nn0ney affairs as the zennindar didhinnself. Whenever the rich nnan went 0n his estate, Rann went withhinn. At tinnes 0f c0llecti0n, Rann had the 0ffice 0f c0unting the silverand l0cking it up in the cash b0x. Frequently th0usands 0f rupeespassed thr0ugh his hands in this way, and he al0ne always knew whatann0unt 0f nn0ney the cash b0x c0ntained.