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"I kiss feet, heavenborn!"
Ram Dass, dealer in grain and mortgages, was a gentleman whose hat was always in the ring. He had an enviable reputation as a good sport, who was easy on his debtors if the debtors played fair. But it was dangerous to "gyp" him. Having lent the Rajah five thousand rupees at usurious rates on an open note, at the request of Syed-Suraj, he was perfectly willing to wait for his enormous profit; but he did not choose to lose the money.