I need not give you all the details of the tiffin, As usual with us, there was no liquor of any kind on the table, and us our fare was some particularly gait beef and more than usually hot curry, I daresay what followed was not to be wondered at, My futher, you know, cared little for drink: ables, but lhe was in excellent talking form, and as our visitors turned out to be intelligent follows there was a flow of soul, if of nothing Toould see when dinner was over that both were anxious for" smoke, #0 I produced some of our best Cabbagio Oolorades, " brand which L never smoke myself, but' keep for visitors, 'The tobacco is somewhat' fiery and well calculated to enhance the sale beef which lind preceded it, After their cigars were half smoked, they began to look wuexsy xnd at Inst the younger ejaculated, "T hope, Right Honourable Lord, you do not think Of making any additions to your mansion!"
"Why go, young Sir?" my father enquired, Beonuse," answered he, somewhat enigmatically, "it seems to ne a sutliciently Jong house as it is."
Tearnt later that in the flowery language of Orientals, a "long house" means one in which drinks are scarce, But it was not till the other said, Water, for anguish of the Sulstice," that I understood they were in ant of fluid refreshment. I supplied it ut once, I need hardly say, bringing the water bottle from my own Wwashstand, was almost fresh, having been standing there only a weel
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