babu's

A few people are sitting on the floor, mostly older bibi's and babu's grandmas and grandpas and young kids.

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Without ceasing to smile, and with the babu's hand still working his up and down like a pumphandle, he said suddenly:

Jimgrim Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1931

This babu's abominable belly being wrong-side-uppish from attempting to continue with velocity while vehicle skids to a standstill, took time to consider problem.

Jimgrim Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1931

But suddenly he, too, noticed the babu's attitude and glanced as I had done toward the balcony above the dais.

Jimgrim Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1931

Strange, that whisky should be vilified by almost all religions except this babu's.

Jimgrim Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1931

As we vanished down a side-street I could hear the babu's voice, disconsolate, in Hindustanee:

Jimgrim Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1931

Red-rimmed, scandalized, and it seemed to me terrified eyes scanned each face swiftly and the babu's turn came.

Jimgrim Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1931

We held him, and by the light of the babu's electric torch I tried to force him to disgorge what was choking him.

Jimgrim Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1931

It was psychologically perfect -- one more instance of the babu's genius at playing into Grim's hands by making himself ridiculous.

Jimgrim Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1931

It was obvious that a keener wit than the babu's had inspired him; but, though he was brow-beaten for an hour he did not implicate Yasmini.

Guns of the Gods Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1921