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

 about it, the potion had done its work, and she con- 

 tinued to smile very benignantly on her humble 

 servant, so I gave her a gentle hint that time hung 

 very heavily on our hands in the evenings, and that 

 a nautch, 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' (per- 

 mission to depart), and, as soon as I got back to 

 the tent, despatched a flask of gin with 'boht salam' 

 (many compliments)." 



" 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 saw 

 him he wore both a nose and a moustache, and I 

 dunna ken hoo I've exaggerated onything in my 

 description o' his personal appearance. Can I help 

 it if the young lady chooses to take it in a wrong 

 light? Sarve her weel right too. Did I no* hear 

 her jeering at me as I first came in the room, and 

 telling the other lasses that the Fehringees (Euro- 

 peans) were a clever and wise people, for they always 



