Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way it's the other thing, the gossip, that counts. It shows where people's hearts lie..

The past becomes a texture, an ambience to our present..

Imagination is not enough. Knowledge is necessary..

English is the language of a people ho have probably earned their reputation for perfidy and hypocrisy because their language itself is so flexible, ….

In India nearly everybody spoke metaphorically except the English who spoke bluntly and could make their most transparent lies look honest as a conse….

Rumours began with the whispered gossip of native servants and spread quickly to the rest of the population..