I have large varicose veins in the legs, or I should have tramped hand and foot all the way." He walked slowly until the driver had turned his gharry and was driving back.

Then, for a man afflicted with varicose veins the Babu displayed amazing agility.

He ran through the silent and deserted street until he came to a turning.

The lane which ran into the main road was a blind alley.

Mean hovels and shuttered booths flanked it, but at the end a tall house stood.