One has to be very careful of one's own dogs, for a
fox terrier does not sland a chance when attacked by two
or more pariahs. Many English dogs have been torn to
pieces by them; they are dealt with as the hounds dispose
of a fox.
One hopes that before many years have passed the
citizens of Srinagar will have learnt self-respect, so that
they will not need thousands of pariah dogs to keep their
city clean.
CHAPTER X

TRADES, LEPERS AND BEGGARS

THE shops in Srinagar, as in all Eastern towns,
protrude themselves on to the streets, so that
when one is walking after dark one has to be
careful not to trip up over the short ladder leading from
the street up to the shop platform or seat.
When cycling or riding on horseback in a crowded
thoroughfare one is apt to knock baskets of wares off the
shop fronts into the streets.
On one occasion on a frosty morning whilst trotting
down a narrow street my pony side-slipped — I was shot
into a shop by the side of the shopman on the platform
above, whilst the pony fell on his side under the platform,
to the astonishment of the shopman and amusement of
the neighbours. I was able to join in the laughter, as
neither the pony nor myself suffered any damage.
