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Updated: May 2, 2025
"The Sahib was always kind to the poorest and worst of his servants," replied the Burman. "I, Me Dain, was always glad to be of use to so kind a master." "Come aside with me, Me Dain," said Buck, and the whole party moved out of earshot of the inquisitive Chetti, hanging about to hear what passed between the sahibs and his neighbour. In two minutes Me Dain agreed to go with them.
Two days later a swift river steamer dropped three travellers and their belongings at the riverside village, and a couple of coolies carried the baggage to a rest-house on the crest of a slope above the wide stream. "Me Dain," said the landlord of the rest-house, a huge, fat Chetti, with shaven head and scantily-clothed body. "Oh, yes, sahibs, he lives here.
It was the body of a big, heavy man, a Chetti, as they saw at once by his build, scored with the most terrible slashes. "That's the work of a dah," said Buck. "This village has been raided by dacoits, and, by thunder, they're not far off." Everyone looked round uneasily.
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