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           Atlength,ashevainlyfancied,itpresenteditself.

           Instigatedbyprincesequallyambitiousandlesssagaciousandmoreunscrupulousthanhewas,thepeopleofIndiawerepersuadedthattheymightsuccessfullyriseagainsttheirEnglishrulers,whohadbroughtthemoutofastateofanarchyandconstantwarfareandmisery,andhadestablishedpeaceandprosperityintheircountry.Theirignoranceandgrosssuperstitionmadethemthefaciletoolsoftheirdesigningchiefs.

           In1857thegreatsepoyrevoltbrokeout.PrinceDakkar,underthebeliefthatheshouldtherebyhavetheopportunityofattainingtheobjectofhislong-cherishedambition,waseasilydrawnintoit.Heforthwithdevotedhistalentsandwealthtotheserviceofthiscause.Heaideditinperson;hefoughtinthefrontranks;heriskedhislifeequallywiththehumblestofthewretchedandmisguidedfanatics;hewastentimeswoundedintwentyengagements,seekingdeathbutfindingitnot,butatlengththesanguinaryrebelswereutterlydefeated,andtheatrociousmutinywasbroughttoanend.

           NeverbeforehadtheBritishpowerinIndiabeenexposedtosuchdanger,andif,astheyhadhoped,thesepoyshadreceivedassistancefromwithout,theinfluenceandsupremacyinAsiaoftheUnitedKingdomwouldhavebeenathingofthepast.

           ThenameofPrinceDakkarwasatthattimewellknown.Hehadfoughtopenlyandwithoutconcealment.Apricewassetuponhishead,buthemanagedtoescapefromhispursuers.

           Civilizationneverrecedes;thelawofnecessityeverforcesitonwards.

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