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`` But they are both to be hanged at the same time that I am , and I do not grudge that I am to be innocently hanged for their plot and the blowing up of the _ bhangi _ by mistake for the Collector , for I have long aspired to be holy martyr in Freedom 's sacred cause and have photo in newspapers and be talked about . `` Besides , as I have said , I am not being done brown , as I murdered Mr. Spensonly , the Engineer . `` How I hated him ! `` Why should he be big and strong while I am skinny and feeble -- owing to night-and-day burning midnight candle at both ends and unable to make them meet ? `` Besides did he not bring unmerited dishonour on grey hairs of poor old progenitor by finding him out in bribe-taking ? Did he not bring my honoured father 's aforesaying grey hairs in sorrow to reduced pension ? `` Did he not upbraid and rebuke , nay , reproach me when I made grievous little errors and backslippers ?