. Vernon's aunt : being the oriental experiences of Miss Lavinia Moffat . non, I said, if, as you say, I hadnot brought you up with my own hands, Ishould suspect you of a plot to poison youraunt. Ton my honour, Aunt Vinnie, its thesame tea I always— I held up my finger. Send, I said, forthe servant who made it. Moulla Khan ! my nephew shouted, andthe man appeared. Go for him, AuntVinnie ! He understands a little English. The man stood before me, and I felt thatthe moment for asserting myself as the moralhead of Vernons household had come. Tomake myself plainer, I took the cup andemptied its co
. Vernon's aunt : being the oriental experiences of Miss Lavinia Moffat . non, I said, if, as you say, I hadnot brought you up with my own hands, Ishould suspect you of a plot to poison youraunt. Ton my honour, Aunt Vinnie, its thesame tea I always— I held up my finger. Send, I said, forthe servant who made it. Moulla Khan ! my nephew shouted, andthe man appeared. Go for him, AuntVinnie ! He understands a little English. The man stood before me, and I felt thatthe moment for asserting myself as the moralhead of Vernons household had come. Tomake myself plainer, I took the cup andemptied its contents scornfully into the slop-basin. This cka I said, slowly, lookingfixedly at Moulla Khan, very plenty badcka. Reason why because, I tell you. Toomuch c/ia in pot—no boil water. The man turned volubly to Vernon ingreat excitement, joining his hands togetheras if he were imploring my nephew to save VERNONS AUNT log his life. Tell him 1 wont do anything tohim this time, I added hurriedly, but hellhave to make it over again. He says it is made as I always have I EMPTIED IT SCORNFULLY. Aunt Vinnie, but it may be very bad for allthat. And he says that he did make it withboiling water. Rubbish and nonsense \ernon. Ill no VERNONS AUNT thank you to believe that I know when teaIs properly made. The water was not boil-ing. Pani boil ktca, insisted Moulla Khan,with an injured expression. Four clockboil hua ! Albttt boil pani hai ! What does he say ? I asked MajorParker, who had hitherto modestly kept outof the conversation. He was a little man,very mild-mannered. He says, Miss Moffat, that not only hasthe water boiled, but that it boiled at fouroclock. Therefore, without doubt, it isboiled water. Poor ignorant heathen ! I said, as boththe men laughed in what I thought a heartlessway. He doesnt know the difference. Tellhim to bring some tea, and with my spiritlamp I will begin at once to teach him, andin ten minutes tea was made, Moulla Khanlooking respectfully on, which it wa
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