38 THE MARKHOR 



" bois " m&ch. They go from Lucky Dives to 

 Poor Lazarus, and end up by making the Suffering 

 Jew happy as well. 



One ought never to buy anything at all at these 

 places, for just as the sardines and the curry-powder, 

 so do the most famous Cashmere shawls and other 

 original articles come from Europe, and what is 

 actually made on the premises is shoddy rubbish 

 and not worth buying. 



Nevertheless, I did not repent of those long hours 

 of shopping, for they resulted in peace and content- 

 ment on all sides my friends were delighted with 

 their bargains (sicl\ Lucky Dives had upheld the 

 honour of his house, and even Poor Lazarus was 

 grinning with joy. 



