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session of by those who have not the means of erect- 
ing dwellings for themselves. 
The Parsee’s new residence was a small mausoleum 
between two of still great magnificence, the beauti- 
ful domes of which rose grandly from a flat roof that 
covered the whole space occupied by the building. 
The walls were surmounted by delicate minarets, 
which formed a marked contrast with the general 
solidity of the structure. Jumsajee had selected the 
smaller edifice, as less likely to attract observation, 
there being nothing in its external appearance to invite 
the scrutiny of the inquisitive traveller. His daughter 
was quite a passive party in this change : she acqui- 
esced in her father’s determination ; but the very mo- 
tive which dictated the change was to her a sufficient 
reason for regretting it. The same process was adopt- 
ed in the new dwelling which had been pursued in 
the old one to get rid of the bats and reptiles, until 
the whole were ejected by the fiery ordeal. 
Shortly after this removal, an incident occurred 
which gave an unexpected direction to the mono- 
tonous course of events that had hitherto marked the 
life of the Parsee’s daughter. As she was one day 
returning from the river with her brass pitcher upon 
her head, she was pursued by a buffalo that appear- 
ed excited to the extremest pitch of fury. She had 
no means of escape, and, knowing the impossibility of 
avoiding the infuriated beast, she turned and calmly 
awaited its approach. She looked on the threatened 
destruction of herself with calm self-possession, nor 
did she for one moment blench as the peril ap- 
proached. 
