. Vernon's aunt : being the oriental experiences of Miss Lavinia Moffat . time came. I have alwaysthought that in a d(!noue7nei^t I should domyself justice, and I simply made up my mindto go through with it. r VERNONS AUNT 151 CHAPTER VII When, during the week or ten days thatfollowed, Vernon questioned me, on accountof my pre-occupation, as to w^hether I wasfeeling homesick, I flatter myself that Inever betrayed the situation by so much asa start or a blush. I told him that hishousekeeping gave me a great deal to thinkof, and that I was engaged in arrangingvarious forms of discipline for Rada
. Vernon's aunt : being the oriental experiences of Miss Lavinia Moffat . time came. I have alwaysthought that in a d(!noue7nei^t I should domyself justice, and I simply made up my mindto go through with it. r VERNONS AUNT 151 CHAPTER VII When, during the week or ten days thatfollowed, Vernon questioned me, on accountof my pre-occupation, as to w^hether I wasfeeling homesick, I flatter myself that Inever betrayed the situation by so much asa start or a blush. I told him that hishousekeeping gave me a great deal to thinkof, and that I was engaged in arrangingvarious forms of discipline for Radabullub,which was quite as much as he needed toknow. As a matter of fact, Radabullub byhimself was enough to occupy the mind fordays together. I found that while it waseasy enough to take command of Vernon,Radabullub presented difficulties. Rada-bullub was as amiable and respectful, asintelligent and submissive, as he could be, IS2 VERNONS AUNT but he never by any chance did as he wastold. Add to this the fact that he was ex-tremely dignified and distinguished-looking,. HE WAS EXTREMELY DIGNIFIED and wore a waxed moustache and turban atleast a foot and a half high, and you will seethat the reproofs one administers to a house-maid in Christendom were simply of no use VERNONS AUNT 153 with Radabullub. I had to think of others,and it took up a great deal of my time. It was a trying experience—my effort toreform Radabullub. One of my ideas wasthat he would look neater in an apron, andI gave him two of my own—large usefulchecked ones. He wore them only once, inthe early morning, both of them tied roundhis neck and hanging down behind. WhenI remonstrated he seemed to think I hadgiven them to him to keep out the cold. Inever saw them again, and whenever I in-quired, Radabullub said they were in thehand of the d/ioby !^ The dhobys handmust have been a capacious member, foreverything that was missing was invariablysaid to be in it. I constantly meant to askthe dhoby if it really was
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