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court of appeal. Under him is the Perin Dorei 

 (or great master) usually called P. D. The mana- 

 ger of the Estate or group of Estates, has one 

 or more Sinne Doreis (or little Masters) under 

 him according to the size of the property. The 

 P.D. gives general orders, interferes when 

 necessary, and has daily reports of work, and 

 monthly accounts sent him ; but does not inter- 

 fere much in the details which he leaves to his 

 S.D's. In our case, my son Rob has charge of 

 an Estate ten miles away from his P.D., who 

 only visits it about once in ten days ; so neces- 

 sarily Rob has more responsibility, and a freer 

 hand than most S.D's would have. This adds 

 much to his interest in his work, and as he has 

 a strong liking and personal regard for his P. 

 D., as well as complete faith in his technical 

 knowledge, the relations between them are on 

 the pleasantest footing possible. The terms 

 V.A., P.D., and S.D., will have to be used so 

 often that it is quite necessary to understand 

 them thoroughly. 



After considering a good many pros and cons, 

 and setting masons and carpenters to work, the 

 first week in January found me on the Estate 

 which we will call Raneetotem. The bungalow 

 is a long, low, tiled edifice, more like a glorified 

 barn than anything else I can think of. It is 

 whitewashed within and without, and has a 

 white ceiling cloth, lining the high pitched roof. 



