Tahir Shah: "Kembali di Chateau Windsor ada goresan seperti tikus di p...

"Kembali di Chateau Windsor ada goresan seperti tikus di pintu kamarku. Vinod, pelayan termuda, datang dengan air soda. Dia meletakkannya di sebelah kantong permen. Kemudian dia memperhatikan saya membaca. Saya terbiasa diamati membaca. Kadang-kadang ruangan itu mengisi seperti stasiun kereta api pada jam sibuk dan saya diharapkan untuk menyembuhkan kebosanan yang meluas"

--- Tahir Shah

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Back at the Chateau Windsor there was a rat-like scratching at the door of my room. Vinod, the youngest servant, came in with a soda water. He placed it next to the bag of toffees. Then he watched me read. I was used to being observed reading. Sometimes the room would fill like a railway station at rush hour and I would be expected to cure widespread boredom