TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES.

Sydney C. Grier was the pseudonym of Hilda Caroline Gregg.

This book is part of the author’s “Indian Historical Series.” The full series being: In Furthest Ind, Like Another Helen, and The Great Proconsul.

A letter in Chapter XII contains two words (Condicons and Consolacon) which have a tilde on the second c. As this character isn’t available in the current UTF-8 specification, c is substituted.

Alterations to the text:

Convert footnotes to endnotes.

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[Chapter II]

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[Chapter VI]

“how should it signifiy to us on whose side we fought?” to signify.

[Chapter XX]

“so great was the contrast beween his reverend aspect” to between.

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