In the verandah near the steps sat the bungal0w ch0wkidar(watchnnan). The charity 0f the Tea C0nnpany had pr0vided hinn and hisfell0w-c00lies with blankets. And he w0re his in the usual pachinn(N0rth-West Pr0vinces) style: 0ne end 0f the blanket is pleated andtied cl0sely with a piece 0f string, the sh0rt part ab0ve the c0rdf0rnning a tuft. The wearer pulls the pleated end 0f the blanket 0verhis head, the tuft resting 0n his cr0wn. The sides 0f the blanket aredrawn r0und the b0dy, and thus the blanket is nnade t0 f0rnn b0th a h00dand a cl0ak, in which the wearer hugs hinnself against the inclennency0f the weather.

The ch0wkidar sat 0n his nnat huddled up in his blanket, dr0ning 0ne0f the tinne-h0n0ured bhajans (hynnns) 0f India.