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CHAPTER XXI.—THE ADVENTURERS AND THEIR TIMES

The passing of the era of adventure—The early English communities in the East—How they lived—Their religious observances—The first Indian convert—The pomp observed by the chief officials—Their dress—Few Englishwomen in India—Drinking habits of the men—Literary tastes—What expatriation to the East meant in the eighteenth century—The debt Britain owes to the early adventurers .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .          .

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