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Dear John,
Might it just be in the everyday form of “It’s nothing, Dear, - it’s nothing!” ?
Yours, Roger
From: To exchange information and views on the life and work of Rudyard Kipling [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Walker
Sent: 05 October 2018 20:04
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Subject: Re: It is naught!
Dear Angela, Meredith and Paul,
Very quick and very helpful:
Context does not help much, I'm afraid. JRK is writing to a friend he knew in India, in reply to a letter which we do not have. Combining 'Huzoor' with a misquotation from Proverbs is as far as I had gone, and he has used similar flowery forms of address in this extended correspondence. However, I will admit that I was worried by the variation from 'It is naught, it is naught' (which I have used myself when shopping). Why not 'It is naught, it is naught, Huzoor!'?
Reassured, I shall transcribe as 'Huzoor', and append a note regarding the Biblical and Indian (Arabic) sources..
You are stars, thank you
John
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