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Mr Jervis 244: ‘They come here fairly decent servants – but the desperately dull life, no bazaar, no other “nauker log” to bukh with, is a want no wages can repay.’.at buck, v.3
Mr Jervis 244: ‘They come here fairly decent servants – but the desperately dull life, no bazaar, no other “nauker log” to bukh with, is a want no wages can repay.’. Mr Jervis 88: The kitchen had been taken possession of by the majestic cook of a burra mem sahib, who was shortly expected, and the appetites of a couple of insignificant strangers must therefore be restrained.at burra mem sahib (n.) under burra, adj.
Mr Jervis 106: [P]assers-by could always tell that the Brandes were at a ‘burra khana’ when they saw an upright little white figure sitting by the gatepost.at burra khana (n.) under burra, adj.
Mr Jervis 253: ‘What’s the matter, eh? You seem rather choop’.at choop, adj.
Mr Jervis 240: ‘Sometimes for one year he never speaks. Sometimes bobbery and trying to kill himself; but Osman took care of him. Now, lo! Osman is dead; there will be an end soon. This house will cease to be a poggle-khana, and all the worthy “nouker log” (servants) can return to their own country’.at poggle-khana (n.) under poggle, n.
Mr Jervis 116: ‘Then what did you come out for, my dear young lady? You won’t throw dust in the eyes of an old ‘Qui hye’ like me, who has seen hundreds of new spins in his day?’.at spin, n.2
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