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Updated: June 7, 2025
There was an interview with the khansamah, but as he promptly lost his head, wrath gave place to pity, and pity led to a long conversation, in the course of which he put the fat Engineer-Sahib's tragic death in three separate stations two of them fifty miles away. The third shift was to Calcutta, and there the Sahib died while driving a dog-cart.
But the khansamah is very patient with me. He doesn't get angry when I talk about sheep's topees, or order maunds of grain when I mean seers. Hullo! Steady the Buffs! MISS T. A little not very much. I can't doctor them, but I know what they ought to eat, and I am in charge of our stable. CAPT. G. Indeed! You might help me then. What ought a man to give his sais in the Hills?
The magician gets from one of the servants a broken "chatti" or earthenware bowl. He selects a piece about two inches square and asks one of his audience to draw upon it with a piece of charcoal, borrowed from the "Khansamah" or cook, the sign of the Swastika, with which most people are familiar.
"The peace of God abide always with the Heaven-born!" With a single, strong stroke the creature of the palace sent the boat skimming far out from the bund, and, turning, headed for the palace. Amber entered the bungalow, to find the khansamah already awake and moving about. At the Virginian's request he shuffled off to prepare coffee much coffee, very strong and black and hot, Amber stipulated.
The second native slipped silver money into the khansamah's palm. "He will sleep till evening," he said. "If any come asking for him, say that he has gone abroad, leaving no word. More than this you do not know. The sepoys have an order to prevent all from entrance." The khansamah touched his forehead respectfully. "It is an order. Shabash!" he muttered.
The Dalehams' khansamah, or butler, stated that this man had threatened all the servants with this weapon, bidding them under pain of death remain in their houses without raising an alarm. "Do you know Bhutanese?" asked Dermot. "No, sahib. But he spoke Bengali," replied the servant. "Spoke it well?" "No, sahib, not well, but sufficiently for us to understand him."
There was an interview with the khansamah, but as he promptly lost his head, wrath gave place to pity, and pity led to a long conversation, in the course of which he put the fat Engineer-Sahib's tragic death in three separate stations two of them fifty miles away. The third shift was to Calcutta, and there the Sahib died while driving a dog-cart.
There had been opportunities even the day nurse had gone and Lindsay came to tea in the drawing-room but he seemed to prefer to talk about the pattern in the carpet, or the corpulence of the khansamah, or things in the newspapers. Alicia once, at a suggestive point, put almost a visible question into a silent glance, and Lindsay asked her for some more sugar.
It was, of course, hopeless to search in the dark, though the khansamah and his man had gone as far as they dared with lanterns and shouting, and with the daylight they tried again and were even now away. It was useless to reproach the man even if I had cared to do so. "Inshalla ta-Alla!
European wines and beer are expensive, whisky not obtainable at all; but the skilful khansamah makes up a punch with toddy spirit, hot water, sugar and limes, and they are "well content." After many years I see the few of them who still survive foregathered again in the old country, and one proposes to have a good brew of toddy for auld lang syne. If real toddy spirit cannot be had, what of that?
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