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From: | Bart Clarke |
Subject: | [Aleona-CVS] peep |
Date: | Fri, 8 Sep 2006 01:26:56 +0900 |
There are a people inthis country called the
Palaungs who admire long necks in women. It is in my mind to do something that is
really magnificent. He watched her averted cheek and the tiny gold hairs on her
napebeneath the brim of her Terai hat. It let out a desolatewail, and began making
water on the floor.
You know, Kin Kin, there is another matter behind
all this.
For a moment everyone gazed in astonishment, and
thenthey all grasped what was the matter.
What can they dowith their dahs and spears against
the Indian soldiers?
There iss beer and I trust a few fragments of ice
left. A jail superintendent who will take bribes tolet a prisoner escape is capable
of anything. I have accused Veraswami of raising a rebellionagainst the Government.
Youll have to teach me all about shooting. Then she turned to Flory andasked him
whether the English lady wore stays.
Ah but, my friend, how discouraging iss the work of
adoctor in this country!
He was toomiserable even to ask himself how it was
that he offended her.
So you see, said U Po Kyin with a pleased air, you
see how Ihave undermined him.
It isthese fools of villagers who are going to risk
their skins, not I.
Whatcan you want with more money when you are rich
already? And when the rebellion breaks out, you are going tosay that Dr Veraswami is
to blame for it.
I have anoperation at ten, strangulated hernia,
very urgent.
U Po Kyins letters had already taken effect,
andespecially on their chief target, Mr Macgregor. And now Iwill tell you the real
reason why I am intriguing against Veraswami. But supposing the Europeans take no
notice of your anonymousletters? You havent forgotten that were going outshooting
the day after tomorrow?
If there is any fighting it will be a
massacre.
But I am very proud to lookat them and think that I
own them.
All depends upon ones standing with
theEuropeans.
Theyhad been so hoping to see a pair of stays. Lets
go and poke around the stalls a bit, shall we?
Everyone began putting the blame on
thechild.
Ma Kinconsidered the plan in silence for some time.
Buthow did you manage to find all this out?
The magnificence of U Po Kyins projecthad struck
her dumb.
Ko Po Kyin, why is it that you are only happy when
you are beingwicked?
I have anoperation at ten, strangulated hernia,
very urgent.
A peacock, pet of the jail, was mincing pigeon-toed
along theparapet.
And not without reason, for all the achievements of
U Po Kyinslife were as nothing beside this. They have puttheir faith in these absurd
bullet-proof jackets that are beingdistributed to them.
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