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Tin Cowrie Dass; A Story

Henry Milner Rideout

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX WEATHERBY THE CONFESSOR Their master did not call them; but when from inside the room sounded a faint clinking of dishes, both Ahmed and Isa pricked up their ears to listen. They heard again the voice of the king's son. "Excellent food, madam." A groan followed, some piece of earthenware fell to smash, and a noise broke out--queer, smothered noise, like the writhing of a sick man on the floor. "She has fooled him!" said Ahmed of the red beard. "By the Seven's Hound at Ephesus!" growled Isa, jumping on foot. Together they ran against the door. It was not bolted. The latch burst at the shock of their shoulders, and the door flew inward so lightly that both priest and camel-driver fell staggering into the room. They found a bowl broken over the floor, victuals widely scattered; a blue-gowned figure rolling on the bed, her mouth gagged with onehalf of a torn veil, her hands tied with the other half; and standing over her, quietly, Tin Cowrie Dass the beggar-policeman. "She's the right woman!" He drew short breath, but grinned. "It's Aunty, Bibi Linah, sure as a blade." So saying, he held toward his dumbfounded rescuers a handful of green pods, the fruit of an evil tree. "Dhatura," he said. "Poison juice. I couldn't feel certain, you know, until by good luck she tried them on me. Foolish. I saw her break them over the bowl. You understand?" He pointed toward her table, and the blackwood casket there, before which the flame of the night-lamp in the tumbler wavered and played with its deep, dull, polished reflection. "As good as a mirror, that box. I saw Aunty Linah in it squeezing the pods while my back was turned. Close the door." The blue-gowned captive squirmed upon her bed. Fragments of wrath came sputtering through her torn...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tin Cowrie Dass; A Story. To get started finding Tin Cowrie Dass; A Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX WEATHERBY THE CONFESSOR Their master did not call them; but when from inside the room sounded a faint clinking of dishes, both Ahmed and Isa pricked up their ears to listen. They heard again the voice of the king's son. "Excellent food, madam." A groan followed, some piece of earthenware fell to smash, and a noise broke out--queer, smothered noise, like the writhing of a sick man on the floor. "She has fooled him!" said Ahmed of the red beard. "By the Seven's Hound at Ephesus!" growled Isa, jumping on foot. Together they ran against the door. It was not bolted. The latch burst at the shock of their shoulders, and the door flew inward so lightly that both priest and camel-driver fell staggering into the room. They found a bowl broken over the floor, victuals widely scattered; a blue-gowned figure rolling on the bed, her mouth gagged with onehalf of a torn veil, her hands tied with the other half; and standing over her, quietly, Tin Cowrie Dass the beggar-policeman. "She's the right woman!" He drew short breath, but grinned. "It's Aunty, Bibi Linah, sure as a blade." So saying, he held toward his dumbfounded rescuers a handful of green pods, the fruit of an evil tree. "Dhatura," he said. "Poison juice. I couldn't feel certain, you know, until by good luck she tried them on me. Foolish. I saw her break them over the bowl. You understand?" He pointed toward her table, and the blackwood casket there, before which the flame of the night-lamp in the tumbler wavered and played with its deep, dull, polished reflection. "As good as a mirror, that box. I saw Aunty Linah in it squeezing the pods while my back was turned. Close the door." The blue-gowned captive squirmed upon her bed. Fragments of wrath came sputtering through her torn...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tin Cowrie Dass; A Story. To get started finding Tin Cowrie Dass; A Story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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