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By a well in the centre of the village stood some young girls and children.

The former were decidedly good looking, and one, but for the hideous gold nose-ring, [B] would have been almost beautiful.

Here, as elsewhere in Baluchistan, the women present much more the Egyptian type of face than the Indian--light bronze complexions, straight regular features, and large, dark, expressive eyes.

None of these made the slightest attempt at concealment.

As we passed, one of them even nodded and smiled at Chengiz, making good use of her eyes, and disclosing a row of small, pearly teeth.