NCERT Book Class 7 English (Honeycomb) Chapter 6 Expert Detectives; Mystery of the Talking Fan

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Nishad, a boy of seven (also called Seven because his
name means the seventh note on the musical scale) and
his ten-year-old sister Maya are very curious about one
Mr Nath. Then one day the children’s marble rolls into
Mr Nath’s room, and Nishad gets a chance to see him. Is
he a crook on the run? Why is his face badly scarred?
Why has he no friends?
Nishad’s mother, a doctor, knows Mr Nath as a patient,
who is very polite.

Expert Detectives
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A s we walked back towards the clinic
Seven said, “He doesn’t look anything
like a monster, Maya. But did you see how thin
—————– he is? Maybe he’s very poor and can’t afford
—————– to eat.”
—————– “He can’t be poor if he’s a crook on the run,” I
—————– told him. “He’s probably got millions of rupees
stashed stashed away somewhere in that room.”
away: “Do you really think he’s a criminal, Maya? He
hidden away
doesn’t look like one,” Nishad looked doubtful.
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“Of course he’s one, Seven,” I said, “and
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he certainly isn’t starving. Mr Mehta told us
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that Ramesh brings his meals up from the
—————–
restaurant downstairs.”
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