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sign of respect. Gandhi, for instance, was often referred to affectionately by his colleagues and others as “Gandhiji.” Simple shirt worn by men. Simple horse- or bullock-drawn carriage, often used as a taxi. Astrologers. “Pigeon, fly/Look, sky.” Matchmaking. jhopadpatti. jibba. jutka. kaaj. jyotishis. kabootur, oodan/dekho, usman. kaccha house. Simple mud or stone house, distinguished from a more sophisticated pukka house. kaccha roads. Unpaved roads. 230 Kailas. kajal. Glossary

railways and the canals, in the development of dock technology, in shipping lines and in shipbuilding. There’s also a reconstruction of an 18th century shop with some of the things that were made, bought and sold in Liverpool, from matches in the matchmaking factories that were important in Liverpool, to the importation of tobacco and sugar and Liverpool’s role in the development of banking, insurance and finance. UNIT 9 • 199 UNIT 9 DESTINATION LIVERPOOL ➼ Part 6 Liverpool grew from

“Voyage? Ah, yes! ... I did tell you about a voyage...Well, that is a vast question...You have no idea what you're asking, however!” he added, and suddenly burst into loud but short laughter. “Perhaps, instead of the voyage, I'll get married. They're matchmaking me with a fiancée.” “Here?” “Yes.” “How have you had time?” “But I rather wished to see Avdotya Romanovna once. A serious request. Well, good-bye...Ah, yes! See what I forgot! Tell your dear sister, Rodion Romanovich, that she is