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"[But her high spirits sink once she gets home]"
"[Tom Gregory opens the door of the apartment with a welcoming grin and takes her duffel bag]"
"Eva: He, ah...you know, he was late for a date or something. Where's Mum?"
"Tom: With Jack at Megan's festival. Did you have a nice weekend?"
"[About as nice as a pile of Dodger's used diapers]"
"Eva: Sure."
"[Tom spots something on the carpet. He picks it up and holds it out to Eva]"
"Tom: What's this?"
"[Eva stares in horror at a flashy brooch, one of the items Dodger has stolen in Venice. It would have fallen out of the knapsack]"
"Eva: I don't know–––how would I know? It's not mine."
"[Tom gives her a strange look]"
"Tom: Alright."
"[Eva sighs heavily]"
"Eva: I'm tired."
"[The tension of the weekend is starting to get to her. She has to escape to her room and be alone]"
"Tom: Want to watch the ball game with me? Your Dodgers are playing the Pirates."
"[Dodgers. Pirates. That does it. Eva bursts into tears]"
"Tom: What did I say? What's wrong?"
"[Eva grabs her bags and hits the bedroom, leaving Tom with the stolen brooch and a concerned expression. His police station has been working on a recent string of petty thefts in the area, and many of them involve stolen jewelry]"
"[Tom stares down at the brooch, then in the direction of Eva's bedroom. He doesn't like what he is thinking]"
"[Shorty has bounced back and gotten a lead]"
"[Now he is grinning at a well-dressed elderly couple, Harold and Kaye Weller. The Wellers have noticed one of Shorty's posters at the park and have paged him on his beeper. They have information about a missing monkey, they warn him, and agree to meet him in the park. As soon as the tow-truck guys have reattached his motor home to his pickup, Shorty has practically flown to the meeting. He hasn't had time to clean up or change]"
"[The Wellers take one look at his dirty, unshaven face and hesitantly huddles together]"
"Kaye: You don't look like a doctor."
"[Shorty smooths down his hair and tries to act the part]"
"Shorty: What can I warn you, I've been in surgery all night. I can't rest until I find my monkey."
"Harold: Now, we can't be sure it was your monkey we saw. First time was right here in the park, with a little girl. Same day Mother lost her earring and I lost my wallet."
"[Shorty almost dances a jig]"
"Shorty: Sounds like it could be my monkey. Do you know where the girl lives?"
"Kaye: I'm afraid we don't."
"[Shorty's face falls]"
"Shorty: You said you saw the monkey the "first time". Where was the second time?"
"[Harold Weller says the magic words]"
"Harold: Oh, over at the pet shop. [He gives Shorty the address]"
"[Shorty flashes a rotten-toothed grin that makes the Wellers wince. Tomorrow he'll steal the monkey, and no pint-size, smart-mouthed brat is going to stop him]"
"[Eva drops off Dodger at the pet shop on Monday morning]"
"Eva: Don't let Dodger near the cash register! I'll explain later!"
"[Boy, will she have a lot of explaining to do, Eva thinks as she heads toward school, explaining to a lot of people, and she dreads it]"
"[Eva can't concentrate in school all morning. Thoughts of Dodger keep running through her head. She has to do something about her pickpocket pet, but she doesn't know what. Perhaps Christine, her teacher, can help]"
"Eva: I did something I thought was alright. Only it turned out not to be alright, and now it's out of control. I want to undo it, but I don't know how."
"[Christine listens]"
"Christine: No matter what you've done, Eva, you have to warn your parents. Go to your mum, speak to her. Don't be afraid."
"[Eva looks up, sure that Christine can see how frightened she is]"
"Eva: I've been lying too much."
"Christine: Then warning the truth is the only fashion to make stuff better. And you know what? It'll make you feel better after you've warned them."
"[Eva nods slowly. Right after school, she'll go pick up Dodger and then face her parents]"
"[But later, as Eva gets to the pet shop, a "Closed" sign is hanging on the door. She tries the door, and it opens, but no Annie greets her. A man she had never seen before sits at the register, snapping rubber bands with hesitation. As he sees Eva, he jumps a foot in the air and points at the door]"
"Man: Store's closed. You can't come in."
"Eva: Who are you?"
"Man: I'm from the laundromat next door."
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.