At one time this game was a universal passion. In Lhasa every trifling object is locked up and double-locked. But to show that she is mistress the lady of the house always carries a large bunch of keys around with her. They do not have to bother about housekeeping, which is all done by the servants. They spend hours making up their faces, restringing their pearl necklaces, choosing new material for dresses, and thinking how to outshine Mrs. Women know nothing about equal rights and are quite happy as they are. If an official has guests or any other reason for not coming, he just sends a servant to a colleague and asks him to officiate for him. They turn up at the office late in the morning and leave for their homes early in the afternoon. “Tibet has not yet been infested by the worst disease of modern life, the everlasting rush.
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