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individual labouring under a similar misfortune ; 

 that he was always fearfully vicious and cranky, 

 especially at certain times of the day when the pain 

 from the tumour drove him mad ; and he conjured 

 his mistress not to send her faithful servant to the 

 harem of such a terrible bud-surut (ugly man,) who 

 would make him eat dirt all the rest of his miserable 

 existence. 



"The old lady, herself, did not seem to care 

 much about it, the potion had done its work, and 

 she continued to smUe very benignantly on her 

 humble servant, so I gave her a gentle hint that 

 time hung very heavily on our hands in the even- 

 ings, and that a nautcli, now and then, would much 

 enliven us ; upon which she desired me to invite 

 you all over to the bungalow to-morrow evening, 

 and, at the same time, clapping her hands, her 

 servants entered and she gave them orders to 

 prepare a grand ' tamasha ' (entertainment.) I 

 then took my ' rooksut ' (permission to depart,) 

 and, as soon as I got back to the tent, despatched 

 a flask of gin with * boht salam ' (many compli- 

 ments.") 



" Why, you old reprobate !" said W , " what- 

 ever did you mean to insinuate about the Nawab 

 having a lump, and hair in the middle of his face ? 

 I have seen him scores of times, and never observed 

 it. 



"Weel! You ha' na' guid eyesight," answered 

 the doctor, " that 's certain, for the last time I 



