. Vernon's aunt : being the oriental experiences of Miss Lavinia Moffat . I rROCEEDEU TO TAKE OFF THE LIDS V£:a\vons aunt 163 across his shoulders. There were fish andloaves and meat and vegetables, and a bottleof Harveys sauce, a tin of boot blackinsf, a. thf: days supplies box of soap, some candles, a new razor-strop,and other articles. This man is bangey-wallah, your honour,said Radabullub. Twelve miles he comes. M 2 164 VERNONS AUNT He has a great deed to carry, I said. How much is he paid ? His price four annas. Four annas ! I cried. That is far toohttle ! And I took out my own purse, and
. Vernon's aunt : being the oriental experiences of Miss Lavinia Moffat . I rROCEEDEU TO TAKE OFF THE LIDS V£:a\vons aunt 163 across his shoulders. There were fish andloaves and meat and vegetables, and a bottleof Harveys sauce, a tin of boot blackinsf, a. thf: days supplies box of soap, some candles, a new razor-strop,and other articles. This man is bangey-wallah, your honour,said Radabullub. Twelve miles he comes. M 2 164 VERNONS AUNT He has a great deed to carry, I said. How much is he paid ? His price four annas. Four annas ! I cried. That is far toohttle ! And I took out my own purse, andgave him eight. The bangey-wallah took it,looked at it discontentedly, salaamed, andsaid something, What is it ? I asked Radabullub. He say he comes very far—and yourhonour gives too little, replied Radabullub. These bangey-wallahs they are sons ofmud, he added cheerfully, and I agreed withhim. I did not make the jam tarts—nobodywould have undertaken them under suchcircumstances. I saw at once that anyreform I might introduce would have to beradical, and in order to think about it, I feltobliged to sit down. So I went back to myown tent, and spent some hours in worked out an excellent scheme, but Imight just as well say here that i
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