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Begumbagh, by George Manville Fenn
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Title: Begumbagh A Tale of the Indian Mutiny
Author: George Manville Fenn
Illustrator: V.S Stacey
Release Date: March 4, 2008 [EBook #21304]
Language: English
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Begumbagh
A Tale of the Indian Mutiny, and three other short stories
by George Manville Fenn.
INTRODUCTION.
BEGUMBAGH.
I've waited all these years, expecting some one or another would give a full and true account of it all; but little thinking it would ever come to be my task. For it's not in my way; but seeing how much has been said about other parts and other people's sufferings; while ours never so much as came in for a line of newspaper, I can't think it's fair; and as fairness is what I always did like, I set to, very much against my will; while, on account of my empty sleeve, the paper keeps slipping and sliding about, so that I can only hold it quiet by putting the lead inkstand on one corner, and my tobacco-jar on the other. You see, I'm not much at home at this sort of thing; and though, if you put a pipe and a glass of something before me, I could tell you all about it, taking my time, like, it seems that won't do. I said, "Why don't you write it down as I tell it, so as ot