"Choultry" Quotes from Famous Books
... have the misfortune to lodge in the same choultry or hostelry, as the Thugs, are often murdered during the night. It is either against their creed to destroy a sleeper, or they find a difficulty in placing the noose round the neck of a person in a recumbent position. When this is ... — Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions - Vol. I • Charles Mackay |