Leaves from a Viceroy's Note-book and Other PapersMacmillan and Company, limited, 1960 - 414 pages |
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Page 103
... Mehtar ( signifying " greater " ) , belonged to the Katur family ; those of Upper Chitral , which included Mastuj and Yasin , were of the Khushwakt stock . The two families squabbled , fought , and alternated emulous spasms of assassina ...
... Mehtar ( signifying " greater " ) , belonged to the Katur family ; those of Upper Chitral , which included Mastuj and Yasin , were of the Khushwakt stock . The two families squabbled , fought , and alternated emulous spasms of assassina ...
Page 131
... Mehtar in Chitral was encompassed with a great and traditional respect , apparent in every act and deed . The Mehtar was the centre of every scene , the leader of every proceeding in which he took part ; and no subject interfered or ...
... Mehtar in Chitral was encompassed with a great and traditional respect , apparent in every act and deed . The Mehtar was the centre of every scene , the leader of every proceeding in which he took part ; and no subject interfered or ...
Page 132
... Mehtar . But should he kill the wife and not the lover , he was sued as a murderer by the wife's relations . A story was told me of the pursuit of an unfaithful wife and her lover by the husband , in the course of which the lover ...
... Mehtar . But should he kill the wife and not the lover , he was sued as a murderer by the wife's relations . A story was told me of the pursuit of an unfaithful wife and her lover by the husband , in the course of which the lover ...
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