A Noble Queen: A Romance of Indian History (Volume 2 of 3)

Chapter 20: Transcriber's Notes

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The narrative moves between courtly council and military action as a regent balances statecraft, personal care, and preparations for war while protecting an ailing young queen. A European medic and a Portuguese priest offer treatment and counsel, and loyal officers lead rapid marches, successful surprises, and daring attacks that bring both peril and deliverance. Scenes alternate between public durbars and private balconies, revealing alliances, cultural encounters, religious consolation, and domestic tenderness. The plot interweaves political strategy and personal loyalty to depict how duty, faith, and medicine shape responses to illness, siege, and shifting fortunes.

End of the Second Volume.

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Transcriber's Notes

Obvious errors of punctuation and diacritics repaired.

Hyphen removed: waist-band (p. 14), waist-belt (p. 231), white-washed (p. 226).

Hyphen added: horn-blower (p. 72).

P. 7: "chesnut" changed to "chestnut" (a big chestnut horse).

P. 28: "obesiance" changed to "obeisance" (making an obeisance to the Queen).

P. 47: "to" changed "too" (that she had done too herself).

P. 69: "irrruption" changed to "irruption" (resist any irruption of marauders).

Pp. 75-76: "Shekh" changed to "Skeykh" three times.

P. 139: "a" added (might have been a matter of accident).

P. 160: "seiges" changed to "sieges" (through several separate sieges).

P. 186: "villany" changed to "villainy" (undertake any villainy).