1. I should like you to see the shops of Bombay. Most of them are quite
unlike our British shops. They have no doors and no windows, but are
open to the street.

2. Our shopkeepers try to make a fine show of their goods. The Indian
shopkeeper does nothing of the sort. He simply piles his goods round his
shop and squats in the midst of them. There he sits waiting for people
to come and buy.

[Illustration: {An Indian shopkeeper}]

3. In our shops there is a fixed price for the goods. In India nothing
has a fixed price. You must bargain with the shopkeeper if you wish to
buy anything. Very likely he will ask you three times the price which he
hopes to get.

4. Our penny is divided into four parts; each of these parts is called a
farthing. The Indian penny is divided into twelve parts; each of these
parts is called a "pie." An Indian boy or girl can buy rice or sweets
with one pie.

5. There are thousands of beggars in India. They go to and fro in front
of the shops begging. The shopkeepers are very kind to them, and never
send them away without a present.

6. Very good order is kept in the streets. At every street corner stands
a native policeman, dressed in blue, with a flat yellow cap on his head
and a club by his side. Some of the policemen ride horses, and carry
guns and lances.