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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 children | back, raising a considerable quantity of dust. Then the children | ||
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rushed out of the houses, and ran about; the women came | rushed out of the houses, and ran about; the women came | ||
| − | to the doors to look at me- no doubt they all thought me insane. At last a | + | 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 | herd of cows and goats were driven by, and as the dust not only | ||
| − | shut out my view, but comp [[deletion]] e [[/deletion]] | + | 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 dispair. | of my colour box, I went ^ [[addition]] back [[/addition]] to the carriage in dispair. | ||
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dirty boots, [[deletion]] he [[/deletion]] [[addition]] [[unclear]] [[/addition]] carried him off to have his boots brushed | dirty boots, [[deletion]] he [[/deletion]] [[addition]] [[unclear]] [[/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]] | ||
Presently carriages were heard, but out of them came people | Presently carriages were heard, but out of them came people | ||
| − | who were perfectly useless at balls- middle-aged colonel, or | + | who were perfectly useless at balls - a middle-aged colonel, or |
a collector who made a point of never dancing. Then wheels | a collector who made a point of never dancing. Then wheels | ||
| − | approached again, and a troop of young hussars poured in, | + | approached again, and a troop of young hussars poured in, and |
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 enter; he | of the aide-de-camp's face, who was about to enter; he | ||
| − | was all smiles when flounces, | + | 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 21:22, 4 March 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 pretty 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 children 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 comp deletion e /deletion letly covered my paper and the inside of my colour box, I went ^ addition back /addition to the carriage in dispair.
After the experiences of 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 one will come." "I fear indeed no one will."
Fortunately a hamel, having noticed the cadets dirty dirty boots, deletion he /deletion addition unclear /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 enter; 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
