But the
khansamah
is very
patient with me.
patient with me.
Kipling - Poems
(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. I have, but I don't seem to be any the wiser. Are you?
Miss T. I never passed the Higher Standard.
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.
Capt. G. (Aside with intense indignation. ) I'd like to see Mir Khan
being rude to that girl! Hullo! Steady the Buffs! (Aloud. ) And do you
understand about horses, too?
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!
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. I have, but I don't seem to be any the wiser. Are you?
Miss T. I never passed the Higher Standard.
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.
Capt. G. (Aside with intense indignation. ) I'd like to see Mir Khan
being rude to that girl! Hullo! Steady the Buffs! (Aloud. ) And do you
understand about horses, too?
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!
