Chapter 21“Well, I have to say, this part of Bombay looks a great deal like everything else we've seen. Maybe a bit… dome-ier, but nothing more,” Maria said, regarding buildings with white columns, rows of homes and businesses and shops, shops everywhere. Pouring rain obscured the view somewhat, and they crowded under umbrellas. “How disappointing. A city is a city the world around.”
“It is,” Harry agreed as they hurried along a slick and muddy street linking the harbor to the town. “When I first arrived in London I was surprised by the cold, but little else. I mean, there are parts of India that are like nothing you've ever seen, but this British, commercial part of Bombay—which is familiar, as I used to live near here—is quite ubiquitous.”
They passed through surprisingly wide streets
