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"Eva: Yes, you should hide in here and think about what a naughty little monkey you've been!"
"[But instead of hiding, Dodger pulls out a gold watch and dangles it in front of her]"
"[Eva's eyes widen]"
"Eva: What is that? Where did you get this?"
"[As she snatches it out of Dodger's hands, he digs into the sack and pulls out a man's wallet]"
"Eva: You tore apart this stuff, as well?"
"[With a sick feeling in her stomach, Eva overturns the knapsack. A dazzling collection of rings, earrings, bracelets and money pour out onto the coffee table]"
"[Dodger sits back with a huge smirk on his face. Eva drops onto the sofa and buries her face in her hands]"
"Eva: Oh, dear! This stuff is from these people on the beach! This is horrible, really horrible!"
"[Shorty is feeling pretty horrible as well]"
"[He shuffles along the Venice boardwalk at twilight, mumbling to himself. This has been a rotten day, from start to finish. He has found his monkey, but loses him, and the little girl can be anywhere by now]"
"[Then the two goons have taken him for a little ride to a big mansion]"
"Drake: The monkey will drop in here to do some shopping. [Shorty has swallowed hard. He knows that shopping means stealing. But can he find his monkey in time? Drake and Charlie have their own doubts. They've slapped an electronic surveillance bracelet––a tracking device––on his ankle]"
"Charlie: This is just to make sure we know where you are."
"[Shorty drops onto a bench with a moan. Without the monkey, he is dead. And come Monday, the two goons will track him down. And as they do....]"
"[As soon as school is over, Eva hurries out to meet Tessa]"
"Eva: Did you see the rat guys?"
"[Tessa barely looks up from her magazine]"
"Tessa: What the? Rat Guys? Must be a new band, because I never heard of them."
"Eva: Can they warn if it's not rats?"
"[Tessa mumbles something, but begins chattering about a rock star's car]"
"Eva: Listen to me! Do these guys work on weekends? They can't, right?"
"[That gets Tessa's attention]"
"Tessa: You're right, I can't work this weekend. I'm going to four concerts, and you're going to your dad's!"
"[Eva stops dead in her tracks]"
"Eva: Oh, my heavens! My dad! One on one for two entire days!"
"[She has fully forgotten about this date. She adores her father and loves visiting Venice Beach, but what about Dodger? Who will take care of her pet?]"
"[Annie...Eva's face brightens. Annie will look after Dodger for her. Then she remembers that she has lied to Annie in the beginning. She has warned Annie that Dodger is a surprise present for her mum and has to be kept hidden from her during the day. Now the lie will backfire]"
"[As Eva races into the pet shop, Dodger immediately jumps up in his cage among the wall and makes welcoming noises. But Eva has to speak to Annie first]"
"Eva: Annie, I...I have to go to my dad's this weekend, and..."
"Annie: How grand! You won't have to concern about hiding Dodger, right?"
"Eva: Right."
"[Wrong, Eva thinks in despair. Annie opens the cage, and Dodger merrily jumps into Eva's knapsack. Eva zips up the sack and rejoins Tessa and Jack outside the shop]"
"Tessa: Want to go to the park?"
"[The park? How can Eva enjoy the park until the worst problem in the world is dangling over her head?]"
"[Two hours later, Eva yet hasn't come up with a solution to the world's biggest problem]"
"[What is she going to do about Dodger that weekend?]"
"[She lays on the floor of her bedroom, face-down, and bangs her head over and over against the rug. It doesn't really hurt, and she usually gets her best ideas this fashion]"
"[Right across from her, Dodger is stretched out, imitating her weird head-banging act]"
"Eva: Where am I going to hide him? How can I leave him here? What should I warn Dad? How can I change this? Who can I give him to?"
"[After each question, she bangs her head and Dodger does the same]"
"[Tessa interrupts her]"
"Tessa: Eva! Your father's on the phone!"
"[At the sound of her voice, Dodger scampers into the bathroom. Perhaps hiding isn't such a worst idea, Eva thinks. She ducks behind the bed]"
"[But Tessa isn't going away]"
"Tessa: Eva! Did you hear me?"
"[There is no fashion out. Eva is trapped, and she knows it. Slowly, she gets to her feet. Tears glisten in her eyes]"
"Eva: I'm coming!"
"[She stands in the middle of the room, wiping her eyes]"
"Eva: I have to stay calm."
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.