 | Enos Bronson - 1812 - 556 страници
...a thousand rupees in the morning, if he would separate the prisoners into two chambers. The old man went to try, but returning in a few minutes, said...Nabob was asleep, and no one dared to wake him. In the mean time, every minute had increased their sufferings. The first effect of their confinement was a... | |
 | 1821 - 780 страници
...a thousand rupees in the morning, if he would separate the prisoners into two chambers. The old man went to try, but returning in a few minutes, said...because the Nabob was asleep, and no one dared to awake him. " In the mean time every minute had increased their sufferings. The first effect of their... | |
 | 1851 - 506 страници
...a thousand Rupees in the morning if he would separate the prisoners into two chambers ; the old man went to try, but returning in a few minutes, said...dared to wake him." " In the meantime every minute had inreased their sufferings ; the first effect of their confinement was a profuse and continued sweat,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd, John Nyren - 1852 - 626 страници
...retired once more, and returned with the fatal sentence, that no relief could be expected, VOL. I. s J because " the nabob was asleep, and no one dared to...wake him" In the meantime every minute had increased their sufferings. The first effect of their confinement was a continued sweat, which soon produced... | |
 | William Chambers - 1853 - 384 страници
...give him 1000 ruppees in the morning if he would separate the prisoners into two chambers. The old man went to try, but returning in a few minutes, said...wake him." In the meantime every minute had increased their sufferings. The first effect of their confinement was a continued sweat, which soon produced... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1853 - 718 страници
...which he withdrew once more, but only to return with the fatal sentence, 88 THE BLACK HOLE. [1756. that no relief could be expected, because the nabob was asleep, and no one dared to wake him. Then the captives went raving mad with despair and a hell-like heat and thirst; they shrieked for water!... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1853 - 672 страници
...impossible. Mr. Holwell then offered him a larger sum, on which he withdrew once more, but only to return with the fatal sentence, that no relief could be expected, because the nabob asleep, and no one dared to wake him. Then the captive went raving mad with despair and a hell-like... | |
 | John Frost - 1854 - 664 страници
...one thousand rupees in the morning if he would separate the prisoners into two chambers. The old man went to try, but returning in a few minutes, said...because "the nabob was asleep, and no one dared to ivake him." In the meantime every minute had increased their sufferings. The first effect of their... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1873 - 698 страници
...which he withdrew once more, but only to return \.dth the fatal sentence, 33 TilE BLACK HOLE. [1756. that no relief could be expected, because the nabob was asleep, and no one dared to wake him. Then the captives went raving mad with despair and a hell-like heat and thirst; they shrieked for water!... | |
 | J. J. Higginbotham - 1874 - 558 страници
...but returning inafew minutes, said it was impossible: when Mr. Holwell offered him a larger sum ; 0п which he retired once more, and returned with the...him/ " In the meantime every minute had increased their sufferings. The first effect of their confinement was a profuse and continued sweat, which soon... | |
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Jemadar, who bore some marks of humanity in his countenance, promising to give him a thousand Rupees in the morning if he would separate the prisoners into two chambers ; the old man went to try, but returning in a few minutes, said it was impossible,... 
