Khoja's

By the month of September in the same year that witnessed the passage of the invading force through the Terek defile, the triumph of the Khoja's arms was assured.

China Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890

To cite a few specimens: The Khoja's wife said to him one day, "Make me a present of a kerchief of red Yemen silk, to put on my head."

The Book of Noodles Stories of Simpletons; or, Fools and Their Follies William Alexander Clouston 1869

But in the following story we have a very old acquaintance in a new dress: One day the Khoja's wife, in order to plague him, served up some exceedingly hot broth, and, forgetting what she had done, put a spoonful of it in her mouth, which so scalded her that the tears came into her eyes.

Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers William Alexander Clouston 1869

A fellow, on perceiving him, immediately snatched the counterpane from off the Khoja's shoulders and ran away.

Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers William Alexander Clouston 1869

At the end of a week the brazier called at the Khoja's house and asked for his cauldron.

Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers William Alexander Clouston 1869

Another day the Khoja's wife washed his caftan and spread it upon a tree in the garden of the house.

The Book of Noodles Stories of Simpletons; or, Fools and Their Follies William Alexander Clouston 1869

Even being robbed could not disturb the Khoja's good humour.

Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers William Alexander Clouston 1869

And he took the Khoja's pan as well as his own, and the Khoja departed.

Miscellanea Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1863

"He's not at home, I tell you," said the Khoja's wife.

Miscellanea Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1863

King, who, when he had examined the Khoja's gift, was exceedingly annoyed.

Miscellanea Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing 1863