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After meeting up with his new friend, Lovell, and the two of them chatting, they find a group of other young men standing off to one side of the ballroom. They are sharing whiskey and when Thomas and Lovell approach, pouring them both a whiskey into a fine crystal tumbler. The leader of this small ...

Liggett, after handing out cigars, spoke for the lot of them. "So what brings you out here to India, Granville?" "My father and his father before him, Sir," replied Granville. "Both took the shilling and served abroad. As a young lad it was all I heard about and I decided t...

After meeting up with his new friend, Lovell, and the two of them chatting, they find a group of other young men standing off to one side of the ballroom. They are sharing whiskey and when Thomas and Lovell approach, pouring them both a whiskey into a fine crystal tumbler. The leader of this small ...

Strachan will find a number of young ladies willing to fill up his dance card. A few are very good dancers, a few are not so good. Most are being polite, learning what they can about him while dancing. Two stick out though: one is Felicia Worthington, aged 17, whose father is a junior secretary wor...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/A._Besant_1869.jpg/82px-A._Besant_1869.jpg "I'd be delighted, Mr. Dodgson ," says Julia with a smile, giving him her best curtsy in return. She lets Arthur lead her out to the dance floor. After their spin around the dance floor, bo...

Taking a few moments to straighten his clothes, Granville made his way over to the punchbowl and waited patient while the Indian servant carefully ladled the drink into the glasses. Suitably refreshed, he took a turn of the room, looking out for any other junior ranks whom he might engage in conver...

Thomas took a slow turn around the hall, drifting past the crowd around the Rajah, and acquiring a small bowl of local food, which he had acquired a taste for over the past few years. Knowing it was likely to be well spiced, he picked a cup of fruit juice as well. Unable to spot anyone he recognise...

Strachan took his leave from another young lady, apparently her name was Elspeth apparently her father a senior clerk or something similar, she wanted him to agree to another dance but Strachan apologised and told her his card was already full. Grabbing a glass of champagne Strachan turned towards ...

I apologize for the delay. I was hoping to give everyone a chance to respond, but I am just going to have to keep things moving ahead.

Matt

The crowds were quite festive, dancing and drinking heartily, or they were gathered in small intimate circles of associates who were chatting away. In one room off the main ballroom, several European men in expensive suits were gathered talking to a small, rather diminutive (just 5' tall) Indian gen...

The entrance to Government House, Calcutta. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cGAqP-1v3tQ/TtaX5RpTDSI/AAAAAAAAM1c/VCqP5ME9QTo/s1600/Government-House-with-the-Eastern-Gateway----Calcutta-%2528Kolkata%2529-1860%2527s-b.jpg The grand ball room, Government House, Calcutta http://luirig.altervista.org/cpm/albums...

The drive up to the front of the building was lit with burning torches set close to the ground. Dozens of carriages and coaches, as well as military men mounted on horses, waited patiently for their opportunity to dismount or disembark. They were greeted by Indian servants wearing European attire, o...

Once everyone has gotten the clothing together, and their day has progressed in whatever way they chose to spend the rest of the day, darkness begins to settle over Calcutta as the winter sky turns from day to night. There is still plenty of time to get prepared for the ball, including picking up dr...

Leaning against a tiled pillar is a man who places a hand on the butt of an old fashioned single shot percussion pistol tucked into a sash. He turns to face Strachan who notices that the Indian man also has a large knife stuffed in the goldenrod colored sash wrapped around his waist. He smiles and ...

Rajet accepts the coins gratefully. "Sahib, that depends." He scratches his chin in thought. "Are you willing to gamble with Hindoos or are you wanting to wager only with other Europeans?" He picked up a small piece of paper and a lead pencil, waiting to scratch an address. &quo...

The man simply nods back, then places the snakes back into the basket, carefully closing the lid. In accented English, he says: "You have Hindustan come? Why?" On the verge of turning to go, the question leaves Thomas bemused for a moment. Why indeed? An uncle had suggested it, saying a y...

Merry Christmas everyone. I am interested to see how this all ends up now the Delores is kinda on her own.

Granville nodded curtly to Dodger and returned to the shop. Not naturally a brawler, he was still seething inside and would have quite happily punched the man on the nose! "I must apologise for that man," he said to Priya, "His behaviour really was unacceptable." Priya blushes. ...

Gaffer wrote:Dodger grins insolently at the man. "Why not finish your business, Ensign? We'll want to get out of the noonday sun."

The Englishman huffs and walks off. "You have not heard the last of this. Mark my words, sirrahs, you have not seen the last of Reginald Darby."

The charmer stops for a moment, and he looks at the two European gentlemen before him. He speaks in highly accented Bengali "I am from high in Bengal highlands, near the border with Nepal." He goes back to playing the flute as the snakes briefly turned to look at the two Europeans. But in...