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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... rest of that night I retain but a dreamy recol- lection . I remember that till near midnight the other families came hurrying in , that there was much confu- sion , some terror , and that till the palanquin bearers arrived from the city ...
... rest of that night I retain but a dreamy recol- lection . I remember that till near midnight the other families came hurrying in , that there was much confu- sion , some terror , and that till the palanquin bearers arrived from the city ...
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... rest , for I thought him too tired to proceed , and I sent on his letters by a horseman of my own to Agra . A little after dawn he left me , and soon after came the magistrate of Goorgoan and his clerk ; and succeeding them at short ...
... rest , for I thought him too tired to proceed , and I sent on his letters by a horseman of my own to Agra . A little after dawn he left me , and soon after came the magistrate of Goorgoan and his clerk ; and succeeding them at short ...
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... rest of the day passed wearily away , the rooms were darkened to exclude the glare ; there was nothing to do , my guests got tired of chatting , one by one they lapsed into silence or fell asleep ; the water splashed on the frames of ...
... rest of the day passed wearily away , the rooms were darkened to exclude the glare ; there was nothing to do , my guests got tired of chatting , one by one they lapsed into silence or fell asleep ; the water splashed on the frames of ...
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... rest of the day was spent by us in getting ready to ac- company them . The march was to commence at dawn ; long before that time we were dressed and assembled in the veran- dah . Half an hour had passed when Captain Nixon joined us ...
... rest of the day was spent by us in getting ready to ac- company them . The march was to commence at dawn ; long before that time we were dressed and assembled in the veran- dah . Half an hour had passed when Captain Nixon joined us ...
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... rest of our 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 ...
... rest of our 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 ...
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