David Leslie, Volume 1William Blackwood and Sons, 1879 |
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Aimana amongst answer asked Leslie Augustus aunt aunty bearer Bethel breakfast bungalow burra Sahib Buttercup called cheroot cholera cried cummerbund cutcherry DAVID LESLIE dear Deputy Commissioner dinner district doctor door Dr Buttons excited eyes face feeling fellow felt frontier girl give gone half hand Harry Freeman head heard heart hero Hindustani Honeyman Sahib honour horse hour husband India jirga John Jones knew laughed Leslie's looked Major Honeyman married Mary Hay Mary's master ment mess mind Miss Hay missionary Moolah morning Murree native never niece night officers once Pathan poleetical poor Pottsabad Puniala Punjab punkah Pushto Rasool Khan replied round rupees Satan Shepherd smile soon speak station sure Surfuraz Khan syce Tahseeldar talk tell thought tion told turned uncle voice whilst whispered wife woman words young lady Zungikhails
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Página 131 - ... He was back in the winking of an eye carrying a bag of gold coins and a fistful of glittering gems that he thrust into the tailor's hands. "Now if that will do, take yourself off elsewhere and leave me in peace," he implored, and nearly pushed the bewildered tailor off the tree-top. As for our hero, he hardly knew whether he was standing on his head or his feet.
Página 286 - The book is to be read for the many epigrams and thoughtful and happy touches we come upon in its pages.
Página 168 - M poleetical in borderside is the honest man who speaks lies for the benefit of Government ; so Mr Leslie is no good, because he always speaks true. But I am a good man of first class, because I know to speak the lies for the Surkar's sake and my own too. " In truth, the lying is congenital (congenial ?) to my nature, therefore I am one born poleetical.
Página 168 - ... triviality," that supreme idealisation of man in action as we see him about us, which is the fitting and worthy complement of the art of the dramatic poet. Without in any way detracting from the share of the dramatist in the productions of the theatre, it must, I think, be admitted by any one who takes the trouble to consider the question from an enlightened standpoint, that the actor is not the mere parrot-like reciter of the words of the playwright, that the higher the dramatist soars the greater...
Página 127 - I see you know me. I was half a Christian when Honeyman Sahib promised to get me an assistant-commissionership ; but as I am still only a Tahseeldar, I am still a good Mohammedan. I cannot afford to be otherwise in my present position.