) You should call him quietly and
say: 'O khansamah jee!
say: 'O khansamah jee!
Kipling - Poems
) Not to compare with these.
How d'you make
them? I can't get my khansamah to understand the simplest thing beyond
mutton and fowl.
Miss T. Yes? I'm not a khansamah, you know. Perhaps you frighten him.
You should never frighten a servant. He loses his head. It's very bad
policy.
Capt. G. He's so awf'ly stupid.
Miss T. (Folding her hands in her lap.
) You should call him quietly and
say: 'O khansamah jee! '
Capt. G. (Getting interested. ) Yes? (Aside. ) Fancy that little
featherweight saying, 'O khansamah jee' to my bloodthirsty Mir Khan!
Miss T Then you should explain the dinner, dish by dish.
Capt. G. But I can't speak the vernacular.
Miss T. (Patronizingly. ) You should pass the Higher Standard and try.
Capt. G.
them? I can't get my khansamah to understand the simplest thing beyond
mutton and fowl.
Miss T. Yes? I'm not a khansamah, you know. Perhaps you frighten him.
You should never frighten a servant. He loses his head. It's very bad
policy.
Capt. G. He's so awf'ly stupid.
Miss T. (Folding her hands in her lap.
) You should call him quietly and
say: 'O khansamah jee! '
Capt. G. (Getting interested. ) Yes? (Aside. ) Fancy that little
featherweight saying, 'O khansamah jee' to my bloodthirsty Mir Khan!
Miss T Then you should explain the dinner, dish by dish.
Capt. G. But I can't speak the vernacular.
Miss T. (Patronizingly. ) You should pass the Higher Standard and try.
Capt. G.