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Updated: May 3, 2025
That is to say, it owns no authority; and some villages are peaceable and well disposed, while others are savage. The same may be said of the Munnoo and Fenny rivers. "For the last two years I have done a good deal of trade in Assam, up the Brahmaputra river. As far as Rungpoor there are a great many villages on the banks, and the people are quiet and peaceable."
"See, the water is coming in fast; we shall be swamped in a few minutes!" "Mercy me. 'Tis as you say! Munnoo Khan, row to the nearest ghat; you see it there! Sure 'tis a private ghat, belonging to the house of one of the French merchants. He will lend us a boat. 'Twill be vastly annoying if we do not reach home before dark."
"What is the matter, Munnoo Khan?" The boat had stopped with a jerk, and the boatmen were looking at one another with some anxiety. The serang explained that ill luck had caused the boat to strike a snag in the river, and she was taking in water. "You clumsy man! The Sahib will be angry with you. Make haste, then; row harder." "Mamma, 'tis impossible!" cried Phyllis in alarm.
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