universal frock of puttoo disguised effectively her figure,
but the short sleeves turned back with white displayed
her well-formed arms, and the brevity of her “ pheran ”
Mrs. A ssiza
showed her splendidly-developed calves. Good-looking
and strong, like most of her compatriots, the little lady
was well up to taking a paddle or steering the boat, and
during the day worked the long, heavy wooden pestle
with astonishing energy as she crushed the grain in her
wooden mortar with long, regular movements. The
child toddled up to say, “ Salaam, Sahib,” nearly falling
over its own toes in its efforts to bow with reverence
and elegance, while clutching tightly a bunch of great-
purple iris, recently gathered from a Mahomedan
graveyard, covering the whole of a small mound
near by.
