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Page 845
... night , when we anchored our danak near the shore and passed the rest of the time under arms and on continual watch , from fear of being surprised by troops of Arabs . They creep at night among the woods and bushes on the banks and thus ...
... night , when we anchored our danak near the shore and passed the rest of the time under arms and on continual watch , from fear of being surprised by troops of Arabs . They creep at night among the woods and bushes on the banks and thus ...
Page 852
... night , discussing matters with the Agha and paying him some transit - dues . We hoped to spend a peaceful night in safety in this place , but were awakened by a great noise and hubbub made by the band of Arabs here , who seized their ...
... night , discussing matters with the Agha and paying him some transit - dues . We hoped to spend a peaceful night in safety in this place , but were awakened by a great noise and hubbub made by the band of Arabs here , who seized their ...
Page 882
... nights without stopping . We stayed with an Arab of the place , where we were told that we were indeed fortunate in not having , during the night or the preceding day , met three Arab horsemen ( the most terrible ones that had ever ...
... nights without stopping . We stayed with an Arab of the place , where we were told that we were indeed fortunate in not having , during the night or the preceding day , met three Arab horsemen ( the most terrible ones that had ever ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 661 |
VOYAGE FROM MADRAS TO BOMBAY | 677 |
JOURNEY FROM BOMBAY TO TARAPUR | 718 |
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