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Following the Equator
Part 5

CHAPTER XLIX
20/27

He will always remain with me, I suppose; his figure never grows vague in my memory.

Whenever I read of Indian resignation, Indian patience under wrongs, hardships, and misfortunes, he comes before me.

He becomes a personification, and stands for India in trouble.

And for untold ages India in trouble has been pursued with the very remark which I was going to utter but didn't, because its meaning had slipped me: "Jeddy jow!" ("Come, shove along!") Why, it was the very thing.
In the early brightness we made a long drive out to the Fort.

Part of the way was beautiful.


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