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, in order, being:
In Furthest Ind
Like Another Helen
The Great Proconsul
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[Title Page]
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[Footnotes]
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[Chapter I]
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“I leave the mattter with” to matter.
[Chapter V]
“rewarding my inqusitiveness” to inquisitiveness.
[Chapter VIII]
“two men like the lieuteuant” to lieutenant.
[Chapter IX]
“talk with Miss Freyne will never never be done” delete one never.
[Chapter X]
“acquainted with Captain’s Colquhoun’s generous conduct” to Captain.
[Chapter XI]
“his skilful diposition of his men” to disposition.
[Chapter XII]
“had the prudence to made his escape with the President” to make.
[Chapter XVII]
“with the carrriage of his despatches” to carriage.
[Chapter XVIII]
“But I wont speak hardly of one to” to won’t.
“nay, there’s some are plotting to do so at this moment” to there are some.
“I became sensible that there was eyes regarding me” to were.
[Chapter XX]
“and every the most ordinary sound that reached me” to even.
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