 On the way home, one of the king's favorite women overtook us, walking, with her hands clasped at the back of her head, to execution, crying ' N'yawo !' in the most pitiful manner. A man was preceding her, but did not touch her ; for she loved to obey...  the new monthly magazine - Стр. 171авторы: william francis ainsworth - 1876Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1864 - Страниц: 554
...the most heartless manner. Here is another instance : "On the way home, one of the king's favorite women overtook us, walking with her hands clasped...found time to transact this bloody piece of business." — p. 4бО. On one occasion, after Captain Speke had been shooting some cows for Mtésa's amusement,... | |
 | Lindley Spring - 1868 - Страниц: 250
...dragged from the palace to the slaughter-house." Again. — " On the way home, one of the king's favorite women overtook us, walking, with her hands clasped...of distinction, to walk free. Wondrous world ! it is not ten minutes since we parted from the king, yet he had found time to transact this bloody piece... | |
 | John Hanning Speke - 1868 - Страниц: 614
...orders, they shall be kept here prisoners until you return." On the way home, one of the king's favorite women overtook us, walking, with her hands clasped...mark of distinction, to walk free, Wondrous world I it was not ten minutes since we parted from the king, yet he had found time to transact this bloody... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1865 - Страниц: 574
...; and before Captain Speke left Uganda one of the King's favourite women overtook him, cryingNyawo in the most pitiful manner. A man was preceding her,...was permitted as a mark of distinction to walk free to execution. It was not ten minutes before that Captain Speke had parted from the King, yet in that... | |
 | James William Buel - 1884 - Страниц: 832
...at the back of her head, to execution, crying " N'yawo !" in the most pitiful manner. A man preceded her, but did not touch her ; for she loved to obey...of distinction, to walk free. Wondrous world ! it had not been ten minutes since they had parted from the king, yet he had found time to transact this... | |
 | Harry Hamilton Johnston, Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston - 1903 - Страниц: 524
...favourite women overtook us, walking, with her hands behind her head, to 1 Muzungu, ie, " White-man." execution, crying ' Nyawo ' in the most pitiful manner....found time to transact this bloody piece of business." On the following morning the king replied to Speke's farewell remarks " with great feeling and good... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1865 - Страниц: 578
...and before Captain Speke left Uganda one of the King's favourite women overtook him, crying JVyatfo in the most pitiful manner. A man was preceding her,...was permitted as a mark of distinction to walk free to execution. It was not ten minutes before that Captain Speke had parted from the-King, yet in that... | |
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