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 HIRING SERVANTS.

Salam, Sir.

Salam.

Who are you? Where do you live?

Sir, my name is Rumjan; my house is at Calcutta.

Say, why are you come hither?

Sir, I am without work. I came to seek a place.

What service do you do?

Sir, I am accustomed to do the work of a gentleman’s Khansaman. I did the business of a Khidmutgar some time ago; now I do that of a Khansaman.

What work does a Khansaman do?

Sir, a Khansaman supplies his master’s table. All articles of furniture are under his care, and all the inferior servants also are under the Khansaman.

Continuation.

Khansaman, how many servants are necessary for a gentleman, and what are their titles?

Sir, the necessary servants are these: a Khansaman, a Khidmutgar, a Musalchee, a Cook, a Water-cooler, a Water-bearer, a Cleaner, a Washerman, a man to prepare your Hooka, Palenquin bearers, a man to go on errands, a Watchman, and a Porter.

Khansaman, what work do all these servants do?

Sir, every one does his own proper work.