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On drizzly evenings of November's worst his haggard face could be seen in the glow of some shop pressed close against the glass, where he would supplicate some calm, cross legged idol till policemen moved him on. ON DRISLY EVENINGS OF NOVEMBER'S WORST HIS HAGGARD FACE COULD BE SEEN IN THE GLOW OF SOME SHOP PRESSED CLOSE AGAINST THE GLASS WHERE HE WOULD SUPPLICATE SOME CALM CROSS LEGGED IDOL TILL POLICEMEN MOVED HIM ON
t the etiquette of the gods. Tharma refused to grant the little prayer. Pombo prayed frantically to all the gods of idolatry, for though it was a simple matter, yet it was very necessary to a man. And gods that were older than Ammuz rejected the prayers of Pombo, and even gods that were younger and therefore of greater repute. He prayed to them one by one, and they all refused to hear him; nor at first did he think at all of that subtle, divine etiquette against which he had offended. It occurred to him all at once as he prayed to his fiftieth idol, a little green-jade god whom the Chinese know, that all the idols were in league against him. When Pombo discovered this he resented his birth bitterly, and made lamentation and alleged that he was lost. He might have been seen then in any part of London haunting curiosity-shops and places where they sold idols of ivory or of stone, for he dwelt in London with others of his race though he was born in Burmah among those who hold Ganges holy. THIS OFFENDED AGAINST THE ETIQUETTE OF THE GODS THARMA REFUSED TO GRANT THE LITTLE PRAYER POMBO PRAYED FRANTICALLY TO ALL THE GODS OF IDOLATRY FOR THOUGH IT WAS A SIMPLE MATTER YET IT WAS VERY NECESSARY TO A MAN AND GODS THAT WERE OLDER THAN AMOS REJECTED THE PRAYERS OF POMBO AND EVEN GODS THAT WERE YOUNGER AND THEREFORE OF GREATER REPUTE HE PRAYED TO THEM ONE BY ONE AND THEY ALL REFUSED TO HEAR HIM NOR AT FIRST DID HE THINK AT ALL OF THE SUBTLE DIVINE ETIQUETTE AGAINST WHICH HE HAD OFFENDED IT OCCURRED TO HIM ALL AT ONCE AS HE PRAYED TO HIS FIFTIETH IDOL A LITTLE GREEN JADE GOD WHOM THE CHINESE KNOW THAT ALL THE IDOLS WERE IN LEAGUE AGAINST HIM WHEN POMBO DISCOVERED THIS HE RESENTED HIS BIRTH BITTERLY AND MADE LAMENTATION AND ALLEGED THAT HE WAS LOST HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SEEN THEN IN ANY PART OF LONDON HUNTING CURIOSITY SHOPS AND PLACES WHERE THEY SOLD IDOLS OF IVORY OR OF STONE FOR HE DWELT IN LONDON WITH OTHERS OF HIS RACE THOUGH HE WAS BORN IN BURMA AMONG THOSE WHO HOLD GANGES WHOLLY
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