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She leaned her hand on his arm, and he dived across the road with her, among omnibuses and cabs, shouting to them through the roar, "We're the Independence on two legs, warranted sound, and no competition;" and saying to Dahlia: "Lor' bless you! there's no retort in 'em, or I'd say something worth hearing. It's like poking lions in cages with raw meat, afore you get a chaffing-match out o' them.
She leaned her hand on his arm, and he dived across the road with her, among omnibuses and cabs, shouting to them through the roar, "We're the Independence on two legs, warranted sound, and no competition;" and saying to Dahlia: "Lor' bless you! there's no retort in 'em, or I'd say something worth hearing. It's like poking lions in cages with raw meat, afore you get a chaffing-match out o' them.
Or perhaps you are engaged in a chaffing-match with one of the native vendors Chinese, Malay, or Javanese who are ever ready to persuade you to buy the commonest trifles at the most fancy prices. The native servants are very quick and willing to do the visitor's commands; indeed, disasters generally arise from an excess of diligence on their part.
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