[5] A personal servant, often valet and waiter combined.
[6] A generic term for Europeans.
[7] Junior Officers.
[8] A native boat.
[9] In this instance, steps leading down to the river: also, a mountain range.
[10] “Bravo! Well done, your honor!”
[11] Bunniah, grain dealer; zemindar, land-owner.
[12] Non-military readers may need to be reminded that the “last post” is a bugle-call which signifies the close of the day. It is usually succeeded by “Lights out.”
[13] At that time, $100,000.
[14] “Religious war.”