serai
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Why, friend Asadullah," he said; "did I not hear that in that little serai of yours there is much treasure—gotten, moreover, from others besides the Feringhis?
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
It is simply, excellent one, that while I am absent fighting the English, thou wilt set a guard over the little serai where we dwell.
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
Then he proceeded quickly to a small serai on the other side of the Chandni Chauk.
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
Our next halt, which we reached in the middle of the morning, was a serai standing by itself on a low ridge.
From A Kut Prisoner by H. C. W. Bishop
I'll take a room at a native serai in Bombay—for atmosphere—and meet you at the station.
From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Harry Hervey
Beyond the walls, the suburbs formerly extended four coss to the north, but are now all in ruins, except a few tombs, mosques, and goodly serais, in which no persons now dwell.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Robert Kerr
Similarly for the repairs of serais a sum of rupees 100 per annum for each serai will be given.
From The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar by Demetrius Charles Boulger
Then pointing to the grave, he said: "When I lie there—Je serais sans souci!"
From Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
These things are usually carried by travellers on camels, or in carts drawn by oxen; taking likewise tents along with them, to use when they do not find serais.
He had asked for the Afghan serais merely to avoid them; his imposture might be discovered if he came among genuine merchants.
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
