 ... dark, stern woman before them there was as great a respect for the rights of the meanest among them as for those of the queen dowager herself. The chief judge then read aloud in a clear voice the letter she had received from the king, and, when it...  The Romance of the Harem - 59 psl.autoriai: Anna Harriette Leonowens - 1873 - 277 psl.Visos knygos peržiūra - Apie šią knygą
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...received from the king, and, when it was finished, the dowager and her daughter saluted the letter hy prostrating themselves three times before it. . Then...all was excited to the highest degree ; every eye was turned upon the queen dowager. She spoke with difficulty, and answered with some embarrassment,... | |
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...the consciousness of an austere and august presence was evident ; and not one of those slave-women, lowly, untaught, and half clad as they were, but felt...all was excited to the highest degree ; every eye was turned upon the queen dowager. She spoke with difficulty, and answered with some embarrassment,... | |
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