Copy 1, Volume 2

Confessions of a thug / By Captain Meadows Taylor.

  • Philip Meadows Taylor
Date:
1839
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Confessions of a thug / By Captain Meadows Taylor. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a. i A e ‘CONFESSIONS OF A THUG. 3 ‘were as bright, far brighter they seemed, than ‘at noonday. I was enraptured. Zenat had left us to ourselves, and we sat, my arm around my be- loved, while she nestled close to me, and we murmured to each other those vows of love which hearts like ours could alone frame and give utterance to. Long did we sit thus—Sahib, I know not how long—the hours fled like moments. ©Took!” cried Zora, “look at that mighty gathering in the street below us; they are now lighting the torches, and the procession of the Nal Sahib will presently come forth.” I had not observed it, though I had heard the hum of voices; the gloom of the street had hitherto prevented my distinguishing anything ; but as torch after torch was lighted and raised aloft on immense poles, the sea of human heads revealed itself. There were thousands. The street was so packed from side to side, that to move was impossible; the mass was closely wedged together, and we waited impatiently for the time when it should be put in motion, to make the tour of the city. One by one the processions we had seen pass before us ranged themselves in front, and as they B 2