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Even Futteh Khan, the villainous loafer khit from Mussoorie, shirked risking Tods' displeasure for fear his co-mates should look down on him. So Tods had honor in the land from Boileaugunge to Chota Simla, and ruled justly according to his lights.
"I'll see to them," volunteered Tommy, whose sense of humour was still somewhat out of control. "Take him in out of the rain, Everard! Send the khit along!" He was gone with the words, and Everard, with his brother's hand pulled through his arm, piloted him up to the bungalow.
I had a room in the best boarding house in Calcutta, in which lived young civilians or competition-wallahs as they were then styled, studying the languages prior to being drafted somewhere up-country, barristers, lawyers, merchants, and brokers. For this I paid Rs. 90 per month. My bearer, khit, and dhobi cost me a further Rs. 20 the two first Rs. 8 each and the latter Rs. 4.
It ended the discussion by mutual consent. At once Max changed the subject. "Is that chap your khit or your valet or what?" "He is all three combined," said Nick. "Why? Think I work him too hard?" The Indian showed his teeth in a splendid smile, but said nothing. "No, but where's the other fellow?" said Max. "What other fellow?" Nick thrust his one arm with vigour into his riding-coat.
It's past two, by Jove, and here's the khit coming for the late charge. Just Heavens! One, two, three, four, five rupees to pay for the pleasure of saying that a poor little beast of a woman is no better than she should be. I'm ashamed of myself. Go to bed, you slanderous villains, and if I'm sent to Beora to-morrow, be prepared to hear I'm dead before paying my card account!
It was all sheer fun to Scooter who wormed in and out of the furniture with mirth in his gleaming eyes, and darted past the window a dozen times without availing himself of that means of escape. Netta's small stock of patience was very speedily exhausted. She sat up on the sofa and sternly commanded Tessa to desist. "Go and tell the khit to catch him!" she said.
"Oh, I say, I'm awfully sorry to have kept you waiting so long. That silly ass of a khit had cleared off and left us nothing to drink. Stella, we shall miss all the fun if we don't hurry up. Come on, Monck, old chap, say when!" He stopped at the table, and Stella turned from the window and moved forward. Her face was pale, but she was smiling. "Captain Monck is coming with us, Tommy," she said.
He finished his pipe and said oracularly, 'We must get at the evidence. Oorya bearer, Mussulman khit and sweeper ayah, I suppose, are the pillars of the charge. I am on in this piece; but I'm afraid I'm getting rusty in my talk. He rose and went into Biel's bedroom, where his trunk had been put, and shut the door.
He made his way to the table set in the shade of the cluster-roses, and sat down to await her. She remained invisible, but her voice at once accosted him. "Good-morning, Billikins! Tell the khit you're ready! I shall be out in two shakes." None but she would have dreamed of bestowing so frivolous an appellation upon the sober Merryon.
But our khit, who is a very officious person when he isn't wrapt in contemplation of nothing in particular, interfered and killed the little beast before I had time to explain. I told him he was a silly ass, but he seemed to think he had done something praiseworthy. What's the best remedy for a karait's bite?"
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