108 Hiraldl Kavyopadhyaj’a and G. A. Grierson — [No. 2, 
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qftsft •ft Not one understands better than 
I (our) father and mother. 
wrl^i ^?:rr ?fr He kept saying ‘ midday, mid- 
TITft 'tl«T-arnT-% l day,’ but now it is evening, and 
night is coming on. 
sr€t Nothing comes from concealing, 
jffk^jlt I Tell the whole truth. 
*flT ^JfTVT I sold my house and home. There 
I is nothing in my possession (lit. 
near mo) 
^sr-WST-# ^ ^T3I 
^tCt, ?rw i 
wm W%, 
^>KT-^ ^fi-% I 
*ri:^ I 
<3%^ ^ 5rff f»f^ I 
T5K-*rTi%^ ififT^-^T trfrf^IT^-'^t I 
J 
^pqj «raT affl^ tTT-'^«f?f 
From them what is there for ns 
to do. We will come to-day, and 
then it will be manifest. 
No one believes a liar. 
From affection illusion increases 
and from covetousness even 
what is in (a man’s) possession, 
goes away. 
I had two and a quarter (lit. a 
quarter more than two) rupees, 
but all are lost. 
No profit comes from calumniat- 
ing- 
All people believe a truthful 
man. 
Preserve kindness and affection. 
I will have to depart to-morrow 
when the day (sun) rises. 
CHAPTER XXVII. 
30 The Thenth Village Dialect. 
This lively conversation deserves the speeial attention of the 
reader. It is an excellent example of the stylo of talk which goes 
on every day in every village between natives of the lower orders. 
Note the frequent occurrence of expletives, and the way in which 
35 proverbs are interwoven with the inner life of the people. The 
language used is full of idiom, often untranslatable, except by a 
periphrasis. — G. A. G. 
