【】toattendingforlpartiesinorjokesofiortantpeople.hehadbedbaooth,tannedforehead,andtuftsofelledlikelogoonypressings;thegoldofapockethisvest.

“su,baychild.

“salaageneralsahib,”isaid,shakinghishand.histhinhandsbeliedafirrip,asifsteelhidbeheisturizedskin.

“arisgoingtobeagreater,”babasaid.ididadoubletakeatthis.“hehasfinishedhisfirstyearofllegeandeaedasinallofhisurses.”

“junie,”irrectedhi

“shallah,”geaherisaid.“s”

“ikhanhadgiven,barrassedbythenthisnspresence.

“ah,astoryteller,”thegeneralsaid.“atdiffie.“speakingofstories,yourfatherandihuntedpheasanttogetheronesuerdayinjalalabad,”hesaid.“itarvelousti.ifiretly,yourfatherseyeprovedaskeeniasithadinbusiness.”

babakickedaebusiness.”

geaherinagedasiltaneouslysadandpolitesle,heavedasigh,alypattedbabasshoulder.“zendagigzara,”hesaid.lifegoesouedhiseyesto.“,andihaveheardnynfoolishlylabeledgreat.butyourfatherhasthedistininorityethelooked:oftenusedandunnaturallyshiny.

“youreflattering,”babasaid.

“iaot,”thegeneralsaid,tiltinghisheadsideility.“boysandgirlsstknoe.“doyouappredoyoureallyappreciatehi

“balay,generalsahib,ido,”isaid,e“child.”

“thenngratulations,youarealreadyhalfan,”hesaidor,noirony,theplintofthecasuallyarrogant.

“padarjan,yotyourtea.”a

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