“Yes, mem-sahib.”
“Where are you, Oorip?”
“Here, mem-sahib.”
“Where were you?”
“Here, outside the garden-door, mem-sahib.... I was waiting,” said the girl, meaningly, implying that she was waiting until Theo had gone.
“Is the excellency sahib up?”
“Yes ... had his bath, mem-sahib.”
“Then fetch the things for my bath.... Light the little lamp in the bathroom.... Yesterday evening the glass was broken and the lamp not filled....”
“The mem-sahib never used to have the lamp lit in the bathroom.”
“Oorip ... has anything happened ... this afternoon?”