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Chapter Eight. The Harvest |
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girls often carry boys home |
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"You should see, Sahib," remarked Shankok, smiling, "when the girls entertain the boys. Then it is even more fun. They, too, (78) must often carry their boy-friends home. Oh yes, they are strong enough -- a girl can quite well carry a boy a short distance. Of course, when it is far, then two girls must lend a hand to bring a drunken boy to the top of the hill." I still regret that I never saw such a spectacle, but Shankok's word is reliable, and I have confidence in the Wakching girls and their capacity sometimes to reverse the roles. |
