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           Onourknocking,however,thedoorwasinstantlythrownopenbyaHindooservantcladinayellowturban,whiteloose-fittingclothes,andayellowsash.TherewassomethingstrangelyincongruousinthisOrientalfigureframedinthecommonplacedoorwayofathird-ratesuburbandwelling-house.

           “TheSahibawaitsyou,”saidhe,andevenashespoketherecameahighpipingvoicefromsomeinnerroom.“Showthemintome,khitmutgar,”itcried.“Showthemstraightintome.”