Peregrine Pultuney: Or, Life in India, Volume 3J. Mortimer, 1844 |
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... time , he turned away his face , gulped down a tear or two , and desired Peer Khan to give him a glass of wine . As Mrs. Poggleton had given her khansamah ( butler ) a magnificent order to provision the boat 6 PEREGRINE PULTUNEY .
... time , he turned away his face , gulped down a tear or two , and desired Peer Khan to give him a glass of wine . As Mrs. Poggleton had given her khansamah ( butler ) a magnificent order to provision the boat 6 PEREGRINE PULTUNEY .
Page 29
... , that he should be enabled to return to Bengal , and the first question he had asked the doctor was , whether he would give him a cer- tificate . This thought kept him alive throughout his illness PEREGRINE PULTUNEY . 29.
... , that he should be enabled to return to Bengal , and the first question he had asked the doctor was , whether he would give him a cer- tificate . This thought kept him alive throughout his illness PEREGRINE PULTUNEY . 29.
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... give him a nudge . It was certainly very ridiculous , for I should fancy that Drawlincourt's worldly goods consist chiefly of his patent leather boots and his whisker - brushes . " Hereupon Mrs. Poggleton laughed , and observed that she ...
... give him a nudge . It was certainly very ridiculous , for I should fancy that Drawlincourt's worldly goods consist chiefly of his patent leather boots and his whisker - brushes . " Hereupon Mrs. Poggleton laughed , and observed that she ...
Page 72
... give up every pos- sible comfort to have left Calcutta , when the go- down was full of ice , and I might have had a maund a - day if I had liked it — to come on board this hor- rid ship , at such a time of year as this , with that ...
... give up every pos- sible comfort to have left Calcutta , when the go- down was full of ice , and I might have had a maund a - day if I had liked it — to come on board this hor- rid ship , at such a time of year as this , with that ...
Page 74
... give us . " " No " I know what pain I endure , " returned Mr. Poggleton , in a whining , querrulous voice . one knows better than I do what pain is — real pain . I know what it is to feel as though the blade of a pruning - knife were ...
... give us . " " No " I know what pain I endure , " returned Mr. Poggleton , in a whining , querrulous voice . one knows better than I do what pain is — real pain . I know what it is to feel as though the blade of a pruning - knife were ...
Common terms and phrases
afraid Akyab Arracan asked Peregrine Augusta Sweetenham aunt Barrackpore beautiful betrothed better boat buggy cabin Calcutta Captain Thornhill cheroot Chowringhee course cousin dance dear dearest deck deyvil dinner door Drawlincourt dress Dum-Dum exclaimed Peregrine eyes face fancy ball feelings fellow felt fever Fitz-simon gamboge girl gleton grine hand happy heard heart hero India Julia Poggleton Julian Jenks knew laugh long cornet looked Madras mamma married mind minutes Miss Poggleton Miss Sweeten Miss Sweetenham morning never observed Peregrine once Parkinson Peer Khan Pere Peregrine Pultuney Peregrine thought Peregrine took Peregrine's perhaps poor pray pretty punkah regrine rejoined replied Peregrine returned Peregrine round scarcely Seeva ship sick smile Splashington strange sure syces talk tell Thank thing told took tuney turned U. C. BERKELEY voice walked whilst wish word young gentleman young lady