160 AUGUST 



Buldao looked frightened. He was afraid he 

 was disapproved of. 



" It is the custom of my country," he said, " to 

 have a short waist ; but if your honour orders, I will 

 make my waist lower down." 



What was to be done but laugh ? So Buldao 

 has remained with his waist up under his armpits 

 even to this day. Everything had to be explained 

 and translated to me in those times, which was 

 fun, but I acquired the language sooner than the 

 Burra Sahib. Leaning out of the window one 

 day, I overheard him in conversation with his 

 groom, after a two years 7 residence in the country. 

 He was looking at his riding-horse, which appeared 

 out of condition. 



The master said, " Horse ill. Don't eat grass." 



The groom answered sedately, " No, my lord," 

 and that was the whole of the conversation. 



A foreign friend once had the same sort of 

 struggle with his English, which was within an ace 

 of leading to the most disastrous consequences. 

 He had bought a beautiful young horse just up 

 from New South Wales, and sent it to the Vet. one 

 day with a note, saying, "Please have my horse 



