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When able to speak, he told the serang of the lascars that he was the sole survivor of a bunder-boat which had turned turtle and sunk. He understood nothing but Hindustani.... Miss Brighte pitied the poor wretch but thought he looked rather horrid.... Native boatswain.
When the Jadoo-wallah has sat himself down with his bag and baskets in their correct places he usually proceeds to show the following tricks: The cups and balls. The bamboo sticks. The ring on the stick. The ball in the glass box. The bunder-boat. The bowl of rice. The coloured sands. The rope trick. The egg bag. The swastika. The dancing duck. The mango tree. The basket trick.
He was the sole survivor of the crew of some dhow or bunder-boat, they said.... He lived and worked with the Lascars till we got to Bombay. Yes...." "I was that native," said Colonel Ross-Ellison. "You," whispered Mrs. Dearman. "You," and scanned his face intently. "Yes. I. I am half a native. My father was a Pathan. He " "What?" asked the woman hoarsely, drawing away. "What? What are you saying?"
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