The Personal Adventures and Experiences of a Magistrate During the Rise, Progress, and Suppression of the Indian MutinySummary: Events at Agra & Muttra. |
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... carriage a letter was handed me : it had been left by a servant with a message that it was impor- tant . A lamp was burning in the hall , I went towards it , and saw by its light that the letter had inscribed upon it , in large ...
... carriage a letter was handed me : it had been left by a servant with a message that it was impor- tant . A lamp was burning in the hall , I went towards it , and saw by its light that the letter had inscribed upon it , in large ...
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... carriage . Just as we were passing through the gates it occurred to Captain Nixon that it would be as well to inspect the guard before leaving the station . I accord- ingly told the coachman to drive along the road that led to the ...
... carriage . Just as we were passing through the gates it occurred to Captain Nixon that it would be as well to inspect the guard before leaving the station . I accord- ingly told the coachman to drive along the road that led to the ...
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... carriage and advanced to the men , and after a good deal of coaxing and persuasion we induced their native officer to come forward , and we then explained to him that we had come merely to inspect the guard , and had no intention of ...
... carriage and advanced to the men , and after a good deal of coaxing and persuasion we induced their native officer to come forward , and we then explained to him that we had come merely to inspect the guard , and had no intention of ...
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... carriage and followed . We had driven an hour and more , going only at a walk , when the day dawned , and we found ourselves proceeding along a straight road , bordered by avenues of trees , and running through a level plain , thickly ...
... carriage and followed . We had driven an hour and more , going only at a walk , when the day dawned , and we found ourselves proceeding along a straight road , bordered by avenues of trees , and running through a level plain , thickly ...
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... carriages were as dilapidated as they could be to hold together . The wheels of two of them were absolutely falling to pieces , and only pre- vented from doing so by bands of rope coiled round the tyres . Some of the carriages were of ...
... carriages were as dilapidated as they could be to hold together . The wheels of two of them were absolutely falling to pieces , and only pre- vented from doing so by bands of rope coiled round the tyres . Some of the carriages were of ...
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