You might as well try to amuse an undertaker as to make a man from Bombay laugh.

The hollowness of life is ever upon them.No.It was Kildare; he called and said that Miss Westonhaugh had never seen a tiger, and he seemed anxious to impress upon me his determination that she should.

Pshaw! what does Kildare care about brother John ?" "Brother John, as you call him, is a better fellow than he looks.

I owe a great deal to brother John." Isaacs' olive skin flushed a little, and he emphasised the epithet by which I had designated Mr.John Westonhaugh as if he were offended by it.
"I mean nothing against Mr.Westonhaugh," said I half apologetically.

"I remember when you met yesterday afternoon you said you had seen him in Bombay a long time ago." "Do you remember the story I told you of myself the other night ?" "Perfectly." "Westonhaugh was the young civil servant who paid my fine and gave me a rupee, when I was a ragged sailor from a Mocha craft, and could not speak a word of English.