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Word: kot (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Dostoevsky with Gin. The British run justice, administration and the drains, but they have the dead feeling that they are only caretakers for the Chinese and Indian merchants who run the rackets. The new sahibs come from unstately homes (with names like Kosy Kot) in dim English suburbs. They never had it so good ("We're on to a good thing here, and for Christ's sake let's enjoy it"), but it is not good enough. They are perpetually in hock to the merchants, forever struggling to make the frayed ends of their tropical pants match...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Unquiet Englishman | 3/11/1957 | See Source »

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