'Up the Country': Letters Written to Her Sister from the Upper Provinces of India, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1866 - India |
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Page 17
... brought a bag of rupees , which he waved round and threw on the ground , and of which it is indelicate to take the least no- tice . It is still more indelicate taking them at all , I think , but it cannot be helped . He made a very good ...
... brought a bag of rupees , which he waved round and threw on the ground , and of which it is indelicate to take the least no- tice . It is still more indelicate taking them at all , I think , but it cannot be helped . He made a very good ...
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... brought them to my tent , and I would not buy them be- cause it was Sunday ; upon which W. O. , who does not keep the Sunday so well as I do , immediately snapped them up . This place is full of Cashmerees . G. , and the camp in general ...
... brought them to my tent , and I would not buy them be- cause it was Sunday ; upon which W. O. , who does not keep the Sunday so well as I do , immediately snapped them up . This place is full of Cashmerees . G. , and the camp in general ...
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... brought — that bunch of emerald grapes we got at Simla . They produced a great effect . Kurruck Singh and Noor Mahal , who were sitting on the other side of me , got up to see them , and there was a murmur of applause , which is unusual ...
... brought — that bunch of emerald grapes we got at Simla . They produced a great effect . Kurruck Singh and Noor Mahal , who were sitting on the other side of me , got up to see them , and there was a murmur of applause , which is unusual ...
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... room , full of plate , and musical - boxes , and china . I sup- pose the French officers have taught him how to arrange a room ; indeed , General A. brought him most of the things . He went into an 34 UP THE COUNTRY .
... room , full of plate , and musical - boxes , and china . I sup- pose the French officers have taught him how to arrange a room ; indeed , General A. brought him most of the things . He went into an 34 UP THE COUNTRY .
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... brought one evening a beautiful pair of shawls , such as are only made for the females of the Singh family , and gave them to F. and me , begging that we would really keep them and wear them , and nothing was to be given in ex- change ...
... brought one evening a beautiful pair of shawls , such as are only made for the females of the Singh family , and gave them to F. and me , begging that we would really keep them and wear them , and nothing was to be given in ex- change ...
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