Growing, an Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911The author's account of his seven years as a civil servant in Ceylon. |
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Page 93
... Arabs fascinated me , both in themselves and be- cause of the contrast between them and the Tamils . The Tamil crowd was low in tone , rather timid , depressed and complaining in adversity . The Arab superficially was the exact opposite ...
... Arabs fascinated me , both in themselves and be- cause of the contrast between them and the Tamils . The Tamil crowd was low in tone , rather timid , depressed and complaining in adversity . The Arab superficially was the exact opposite ...
Page 94
... Arabs were a certain number of negroes , said to have been or even to be slaves . Every Arab seemed to have his own copper coffeepot . In one boat there was a gigantic negro -he must have been six foot five inches or six foot six inches ...
... Arabs were a certain number of negroes , said to have been or even to be slaves . Every Arab seemed to have his own copper coffeepot . In one boat there was a gigantic negro -he must have been six foot five inches or six foot six inches ...
Page 95
... Arabs were vastly amused when I used my walking stick to clear a passage through them . One scene in the koddu , connected with the Arabs , of a very different kind , tragic and beautiful , I shall never forget . I had been in the koddu ...
... Arabs were vastly amused when I used my walking stick to clear a passage through them . One scene in the koddu , connected with the Arabs , of a very different kind , tragic and beautiful , I shall never forget . I had been in the koddu ...
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