This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 Excerpt: ... them, when I knew they were all friends; and how I came to place myself in the power of so many villains. He also brought a letter, addressed to me, which I never received. It seemed that Rehim Khan was ignorant that our house had been attacked, and that we were prisoners in the citadel; and supposing us still ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 Excerpt: ... them, when I knew they were all friends; and how I came to place myself in the power of so many villains. He also brought a letter, addressed to me, which I never received. It seemed that Rehim Khan was ignorant that our house had been attacked, and that we were prisoners in the citadel; and supposing us still respected, hoped, by his arrival, to put matters in a train for adjustment. When informed of what had passed, on the return of Mahomed Khan, he declared he would have nothing to do with men so unprincipled, and a letter from him to that effect reached the camp afterwards at Mastiing, and exceedingly irritated the insurgent host. As soon as the tidings of the possession of Kalat by the son of Mehrab Khan spread over the country, the young man's uncle, Mir Azem Khan, set out from Bela, where he was indifferently situated, and where I had visited him in his adversity. He arrived at Kalat in so bad a state of health that his dissolution was expected, but change of air so agreed with him, that he improved sufficiently to be entrusted with the charge of the town on the departure of the khan. I never could learn that he interfered in state affairs, or, perHIS AMUSEMENTS. 219 haps, was not well enough, but he was wont to inveigh against the inhospitality he had experienced in Las, and betook himself to the free use of strong liquors, from which poverty had for some time debarred him, and which, possibly, contributed to recruit his health. CHAPTER VIII. Departure for Mastung.--Scene at Kalat.--Nasrulab.--The young khan.--Route to Mastung.--Incident at Karez Amanulah.--Arrival of darogah and sirdars.--Interview with darogah.--Captain Bean's letters.--The darogah's vigilance.--Lieut. Loveday fettered at night.--Yiisef Khan's rancour.--Entry into Mastung.--Place...
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