He’d chosen this room specifically for its window that overlooked the roof of the one-story house next door. It was but a short drop from the sill to the roof, and from there he moved across the flattened surface hoping the gathering twilight would hide him until he could be well away.
There were more police out on the street, however, and one of them spotted Hakem Rafi as the thief darted across the rooftop. While many people fled at the approach of the police, few did it across the roofs in so experienced a fashion. Giving a cry to alert his fellows, the policeman began to follow Hakem Rafi’s path along the street. From this point, the chase was on once again.
Some policemen poured out onto the street to cover the ground level of the neighborhood. Others rushed out from the caravansera
