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Page 231
... speaks with a singular drawl , in a rather humorous fashion . He is dryly ironic . He is an amateur of horseflesh , a great sportsman , and talks easily of all the un- usual games that he has played . A T. He is a tall thin man with a ...
... speaks with a singular drawl , in a rather humorous fashion . He is dryly ironic . He is an amateur of horseflesh , a great sportsman , and talks easily of all the un- usual games that he has played . A T. He is a tall thin man with a ...
Page 236
... speaks as though he had no teeth in his mouth and it is difficult to understand his mumbling . He is said to be very shy , but gives you the impression of be- ing merely ignorant of social usages . It embarrasses him to introduce one ...
... speaks as though he had no teeth in his mouth and it is difficult to understand his mumbling . He is said to be very shy , but gives you the impression of be- ing merely ignorant of social usages . It embarrasses him to introduce one ...
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... speak of the self and the supreme self in the same strain as the Hindu teachers speak . The impression I carried away was of a very dear , tender , kindly , charitable and tolerant old man . A A Holy Man . Sir Akbar Hydari sent his car ...
... speak of the self and the supreme self in the same strain as the Hindu teachers speak . The impression I carried away was of a very dear , tender , kindly , charitable and tolerant old man . A A Holy Man . Sir Akbar Hydari sent his car ...
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