The Pathan are an eastern Iranian ethnic group, primarily residing in modern-day Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Pathan Quotes in Kim
The Kim quotes below are all either spoken by Pathan or refer to Pathan. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 8
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‘Is he by chance’ – he lowered his voice – ‘one of us?’
‘What is this talk of us, Sahib?’ Mahbub Ali returned, in the tone he used towards Europeans. ‘I am a Pathan, thou art a Sahib and the son of a Sahib. Lurgan Sahib has a shop among the European shops. All Simla knows it. Ask there… and, Friend of all the World, he is one to be obeyed to the last wink of his eyelashes. Men say he does magic, but that should not touch thee. Go up the hill and ask. Here begins the Great Game.’
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Pathan Term Timeline in Kim
The timeline below shows where the term Pathan appears in Kim. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 8
...Sahib is one of “us,” and Mahbub mocks him, pointing out that he is a Pathan and Kim a sahib. Before leaving, he warns Kim that the man is said to...
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