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"And he would be most stupendously in the wrong not to bury himself in voluptuousness, and not to plunge into the delights of Golconda, if he has the means; for, as the misty Ossian says, in the grotto of Fingal, "'All-Ariel is it, yet not-arial, too, That he should still be right, Who roseate tapestry has in open view, And of his gold makes light." "I demand the head of Chalamel!"
I did not ask for a province, though this was in the wide-extended power of Tippoo Sultan to confer; but as I had a great curiosity to see the diamond mines of Golconda, of which both in Europe and in India I had heard so much, I requested the sultan's permission to visit those which belonged to him.
He did not trust himself to look at the dog again, but stepped quickly into the Golconda Trail. "You must come to see Baldy often," the Woman called to him. "Yes, ma'am, I'll be glad to after a while," he replied gratefully.
On reaching Boulogne they sought out some of their old acquaintances, including M. Constantin, Burton's fencing master. After a brief stay in Paris, they proceeded to Trieste, ate their Christmas dinner, and then set out for India, partly for pleasure and partly for the purpose of collecting information about the abandoned diamond mines of Golconda. A Trip to India, December 1875, 18th June 1876.
We met with little purchase upon this coast, except two small vessels of Golconda, bound across the bay with bales of calicoes and muslins and wrought silks, and fifteen bales of romals, from the bottom of the bay, which were going, on whose account we knew not, to Acheen, and to other ports on the coast of Malacca.
"But, Colonel," said I, with a sincere desire to get at the facts, "where is the Golconda the gold mine? Where do I come in?" "Patience, my dear Major; I am coming to that. "Fitz, read that prospectus." "I have," said Fitz, turning to the colonel, "somewhat modified your rough draft, to meet the requirements of our market; but not materially.
Luckily, heavy snow-storms came and blocked the trails, and there was a lull at the mines, but unluckily, not before the few officers at Reynolds who had saved a dollar had invested every cent of their savings in the shares of the Golconda, the White Eagle, the Consolidated Denver, and especially the Silver Shield, and the man who, through frugality and good management, had the most to invest, and who had invested all, was Major Graham.
Here Legrand, having reheated the parchment, submitted it to my inspection. "But," said I, returning him the slip, "I am as much in the dark as ever. Were all the jewels of Golconda awaiting me on my solution of this enigma, I am quite sure that I should be unable to earn them."
When he left her the night before, she had gone again to the piano, her fingers had fluttered like butterflies over the keys, then in answer to some strain, an aria from the Regina di Golconda had visited her the Bel paese, ciel ridente, which she had hummed softly to herself, unconscious of any significance in the words.
Trip to the Transkei Tiyo Soga and his family Trip to the seaside The Fynns Wild dogs Start as a sheep farmer My camp burnt out First commercial adventure Chief Sandile Discovery of diamonds Start for Golconda Traveling companions Manslaughter narrowly escaped Old De Beers Life at the Diamond Fields Scarcity of water First case of diamond stealing I nearly discover Kimberley Mine The rush to Colesberg Kopje My first diamond Its loss and my humiliation Kimberley claims dear at 10 Camp-life in early days I. D. B. Canteen burning.
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