_Trinity Bells_
By AMELIA E. BARR
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By KATE UPSON CLARK
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_Two Sides of a Question_
_Life from a Woman's Point of View_
by
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_PARLOUS TIMES_
DAVID DWIGHT WELLS
A Novel of Modern Diplomacy
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FOOTNOTES:
[1] The _chupaty_, or cake of unleavened bread, that circulated in amysterious manner previous to the outbreak of the Indian Rebellion.
[2] Secretary.
[3] Spiritual teacher. In its nearest interpretation, Godparent.
[4] A kind of sedan chair.
[5] A last desperate general self sacrifice.
Transcriber's Notes
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Hyphen removed: bodyguard (p. 208), prearranged (p. 205), waistband (p.142).
P. 16: "thing" changed to "think" (I think the Rani is a devilishclever girl).
P. 109: "Ahbar" changed to "Akbar" (Akbar knoweth whom to trust).
P. 295: "clapsed" changed to "clasped" (The Rani clasped her hands).
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