Peregrine Pultuney: Or, Life in India, Volume 3J. Mortimer, 1844 |
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Page 9
... thought at first , that the fifty - six native gentlemen mentioned above , who had occupied themselves so facetiously in cutting their neighbours ' throats , might possibly take into their heads , some fine morning , to fall back upon ...
... thought at first , that the fifty - six native gentlemen mentioned above , who had occupied themselves so facetiously in cutting their neighbours ' throats , might possibly take into their heads , some fine morning , to fall back upon ...
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... thought , that if the fifty - six , who now flocked about the deck and huddled to- gether in the long - boat , should be compelled by bad weather to go below , there would be some nice little contagion engendered in the ship , as the ...
... thought , that if the fifty - six , who now flocked about the deck and huddled to- gether in the long - boat , should be compelled by bad weather to go below , there would be some nice little contagion engendered in the ship , as the ...
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... thought of in- quiring whether the affairs of the province were well administered or not ; he was considerably more interested in the hospitality than in the wisdom of the rulers of Akyab , and he was fortunately enabled to report as ...
... thought of in- quiring whether the affairs of the province were well administered or not ; he was considerably more interested in the hospitality than in the wisdom of the rulers of Akyab , and he was fortunately enabled to report as ...
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... thought this himself , for the Seeva had scarcely cast anchor in Khyook - Phyoo harbour ( a place which reminds one of Plymouth harbour with the mange on it ) before he had received two or three invita- tions from different residents to ...
... thought this himself , for the Seeva had scarcely cast anchor in Khyook - Phyoo harbour ( a place which reminds one of Plymouth harbour with the mange on it ) before he had received two or three invita- tions from different residents to ...
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... thought that he had rarely seen any thing that wore so foul an aspect of wretchedness in his life . Whilst Peregrine and the other members of the committee were opening the boxes of the deceased in search of money and papers , the ...
... thought that he had rarely seen any thing that wore so foul an aspect of wretchedness in his life . Whilst Peregrine and the other members of the committee were opening the boxes of the deceased in search of money and papers , the ...
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