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Chapter 16
Notes
The Man Who Was was written in 1889.
46:6 anomaly. Deviation from type.
47:1 Hussars. Light-horse troopers armed with sabre and carbine.
47:1 Peshawur. City in British India.
47:7 Tyrones. From a county in Ireland by this name.
47:26 Burmah. In southeastern Asia. Part of the British Empire.
47:27 Irrawaddy. Chief river of Burma.
48:27 Sotnia. Company of the Cossacks.
50:14 rupee. Indian coin worth about forty-eight cents.
50:21 vendettas. Private blood-feuds.
51:14 Punjab. Country of five rivers, tributaries of the Indus.
81:26 Sambhur. A rusine deer found in India.
51:26 nilghai. Antelope with hind legs shorter than its fore-legs.
54:9 expurgated. Purified.
57:23 renegade. One who deserts his faith.
58:26 candelabrum. Stand supporting several lamps.
61:3 urbanely. Politely.
63:2 Chepany. Town in Siberia.
63:4 Zhigansk. Town in Siberia.
63:4 Irkutsk. Province and city in Siberia.
63:17 Sebastopol. Seaport in Russia.
65:26 Au revoir. Till we meet again.
66:6 unmitigated. As bad as can be.