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Once in a secluded part of the city, I had sat down in a | Once in a secluded part of the city, I had sat down in a | ||
corner, with my servant standing near me, and was about to begin | corner, with my servant standing near me, and was about to begin | ||
| − | a very | + | a very pre[[deletion]] e [[/deletion]] [[addition]] t [[/addition]]ty subject, when an elephant passed me, nearly |
treading on my feet; in a few minutes a large buffalo came | treading on my feet; in a few minutes a large buffalo came | ||
sharply round a corner, and, startled at the sight of me, turned | sharply round a corner, and, startled at the sight of me, turned | ||
| − | back, raising a considerable quantity of dust. Then the | + | back, raising a considerable quantity of dust. Then the chi[[addition]] l [[/addition]]dren |
[[note]] [[unclear]] [[/note]] | [[note]] [[unclear]] [[/note]] | ||
rushed out of the houses, and ran about; the women came | rushed out of the houses, and ran about; the women came | ||
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to wonder at me - no doubt they all thought me insane. At last a | to wonder at me - no doubt they all thought me insane. At last a | ||
herd of cows and goats were driven by, and as the dust not only | herd of cows and goats were driven by, and as the dust not only | ||
| − | shut out my view, but comp [[deletion]] e [[/deletion]] letly covered my paper and the inside | + | shut out my view, but comp[[deletion]] e [[/deletion]]letly covered my paper and the inside |
| − | of my colour box, I went ^ [[addition]] back [[/addition]] to the carriage in | + | of my colour box, I went ^ [[addition]] back [[/addition]] to the carriage in di[[addition]] e [[/addition]]spair. |
| − | After the experiences of first summer, the Falkland | + | After the experiences of this first summer, the Falkland |
spent the next hot season a Dapoorie and this description | spent the next hot season a Dapoorie and this description | ||
of a ball that they gave there is given by Lady Falkland. | of a ball that they gave there is given by Lady Falkland. | ||
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It is a very long way here from Poona." | It is a very long way here from Poona." | ||
"It is indeed a long way." | "It is indeed a long way." | ||
| − | "I don't think any | + | "I don't think any [[deletion]] io [[/deletion]] [[addition]] o [[/addition]]ne will come." |
"I fear indeed no one will." | "I fear indeed no one will." | ||
Fortunately a hamel, having noticed the cadets dirty | Fortunately a hamel, having noticed the cadets dirty | ||
| − | dirty boots, [[deletion]] he [[/deletion]] [[addition]] | + | dirty boots, [[deletion]] he [[/deletion]] [[addition]] we [[/addition]] carried him off to have his boots brushed |
so as not to soil the white cloth stretched on the floor. | so as not to soil the white cloth stretched on the floor. | ||
[[note]] [[unclear]] [[/note]] | [[note]] [[unclear]] [[/note]] | ||
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I began to think that all women-kind had been drowned. But | I began to think that all women-kind had been drowned. But | ||
at last some ladies did appear. I always knew by the expression | at last some ladies did appear. I always knew by the expression | ||
| − | of the aide-de-camp's face, who was about to | + | of the aide-de-camp's face, who was about to en[[deletion]] n [[/deletion]] [[addition]] t [[/addition]]er; he |
was all smiles when flounces, feat [[addition]] h [[/addition]] ers and fans were at hand; | was all smiles when flounces, feat [[addition]] h [[/addition]] ers and fans were at hand; | ||
while his face lengthened at the sight of swords, spurs | while his face lengthened at the sight of swords, spurs | ||
Revision as of 11:54, 19 June 2019
She gives this description of an attempt that she deletion once /deletion made to make a sketch of a picturesque street in Poona.
Once in a secluded part of the city, I had sat down in a corner, with my servant standing near me, and was about to begin a very predeletion e /deletion addition t /additionty subject, when an elephant passed me, nearly treading on my feet; in a few minutes a large buffalo came sharply round a corner, and, startled at the sight of me, turned back, raising a considerable quantity of dust. Then the chiaddition l /additiondren note unclear /note rushed out of the houses, and ran about; the women came to the doors to look at me; the fakirs and 'saints' too, stopped to wonder at me - no doubt they all thought me insane. At last a herd of cows and goats were driven by, and as the dust not only shut out my view, but compdeletion e /deletionletly covered my paper and the inside of my colour box, I went ^ addition back /addition to the carriage in diaddition e /additionspair.
After the experiences of this first summer, the Falkland spent the next hot season a Dapoorie and this description of a ball that they gave there is given by Lady Falkland.
The rain had been so heavy all day that deletion they /deletion addition are /addition did not think any one would come and their first guest, a young cadet was not encouraging; he began: It is a very long way here from Poona." "It is indeed a long way." "I don't think any deletion io /deletion addition o /additionne will come." "I fear indeed no one will."
Fortunately a hamel, having noticed the cadets dirty dirty boots, deletion he /deletion addition we /addition carried him off to have his boots brushed so as not to soil the white cloth stretched on the floor. note unclear /note Presently carriages were heard, but out of them came people who were perfectly useless at balls - a middle-aged colonel, or a collector who made a point of never dancing. Then wheels approached again, and a troop of young hussars poured in, and I began to think that all women-kind had been drowned. But at last some ladies did appear. I always knew by the expression of the aide-de-camp's face, who was about to endeletion n /deletion addition t /additioner; he was all smiles when flounces, feat addition h /addition ers and fans were at hand; while his face lengthened at the sight of swords, spurs
