The Story of Sonny Sahib
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During the siege of Cawnpore, you are Tooni, nurse to an infant born days into the shelling, packing for a promised safe passage to the river with your fevered English mistress. When the convoy is stopped along the road, you and Abdul, a household servant who refuses to let the baby disappear with it, slip into the bazaar with nothing but a shawl, his clothes, and a name to hide. The chapter ends on the road out of the city, carrying him toward Abdul's village and away from Cawnpore.
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- The Child Taken from CawnporeCawnpore Entrenchment