Early Records of British India a History of the English Settlements in India a
Early Records of British India a History of the English Settlements in India a
James Talboys Wheeler
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Tliis practice was falling into disuse at Calcutta ; marriages with English women had broken up the establishment into households. It was still kept up at the subordinate factories, where the Eng- lish lived in greater isolation. The mornings were devoted to business. Then followed the mid-day dinner and the afternoon siesta. In the cool of the evening they took the air in palanquins, or sailed on the river in budgerows. They angled for mango fish, or shot snipe and teal. The evening wound up w...ith supper. There were quarrels, scandals, and controversies. Possibly there were some excesses. There was always the show of religion and decorum which characterised the early half of the eighteenth century. The Chaplain read prayers every morn- ing, and preached on Sundays. There were intervals 1 The old trade rivalries between English and India mannfacturers are now forgotten. Between 1780 and 1790 the Court of Directors were thrown into alarm at the superiority of the muslins manufactured by Manchester.
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