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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... party of bearers , and entering my palanquin after dinner I travelled all night , and reached home the next morning a little before daybreak . The following day A- arrived with the children . It was our custom in the hot season to dine ...
... party of bearers , and entering my palanquin after dinner I travelled all night , and reached home the next morning a little before daybreak . The following day A- arrived with the children . It was our custom in the hot season to dine ...
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... party started . I sent with them an escort of horsemen , and , as a further pro- tection , all the Englishmen whose duties did not compel them to remain in the station . In the course of the day I got intelligence from the north of the ...
... party started . I sent with them an escort of horsemen , and , as a further pro- tection , all the Englishmen whose duties did not compel them to remain in the station . In the course of the day I got intelligence from the north of the ...
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... party . But in India guests are easily accommodated - the heat made it pleasant to sleep out of doors . I had beds arranged in the verandah and on a terrace beyond ; soon after nine all the party were slum- bering on them , all but ...
... party . But in India guests are easily accommodated - the heat made it pleasant to sleep out of doors . I had beds arranged in the verandah and on a terrace beyond ; soon after nine all the party were slum- bering on them , all but ...
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... party who were to accompany the force . The bungalow consisted of a single room and some closets . The room was small , the inmates many , the heat overwhelming . We were glad when the sun sank low enough to permit us to throw open the ...
... party who were to accompany the force . The bungalow consisted of a single room and some closets . The room was small , the inmates many , the heat overwhelming . We were glad when the sun sank low enough to permit us to throw open the ...
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... party already assembled . The rest soon dropped in the servants brought tea ; while we were drinking it the chiefs presented themselves , and reported that their men were ready . A second bugle sounded , and the chiefs took their ...
... party already assembled . The rest soon dropped in the servants brought tea ; while we were drinking it the chiefs presented themselves , and reported that their men were ready . A second bugle sounded , and the chiefs took their ...
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