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was going to attend the festivities in the park. He thought
to himself that it was a good idea to steal something, since
people were not going to be around. So he left to carry out
a recce of the city, to find out which home would be easy to
break into and steal from.
While he was conducting his recce, the gambler came across
the ladder arranged to help Rupsen climb into Sunanda’s
window. Had Rupsen arrived at the same time, both of them
would have blocked the other’s chance to enter the palace.
But destiny had something else in mind.

Rupsen had planned to enter the palace. But fate prevented
him from doing so. Sunanda had not expected the gambler
to turn up at the palace. But he did.
The gambler now reached the back of the palace. Let us see
what happens.

The gambler saw the ladder which allowed anyone standing
behind the palace to enter the princess’s bedroom without
getting discovered by anyone. Curiosity got the better of him
and he shook the ladder. Sunanda was sitting near the other
end of the ladder. Since it was dusk, it was impossible to see
who was standing at the base of the ladder in the darkness.
But it was evident that someone was standing close to the
ladder. She assumed that it was Rupsen and was thrilled! She
had no clue that it was not her paramour Rupsen. Instead it
was an imposter! Thinking it was Rupsen, she called out,
“Hi, you’ve come!”
The gambler replied in a muffled voice, “Hmm.”

Rupsen said, “Please come up. Climb the ladder.”

The Gambler’s Test

The gambler thought to himself that it was a case of mistaken
identity, since it was too dark to see anyone. He realised

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