Note 3 — Chapter II
Reading edition
'Howdahs on horses, on elephants JEEN! He ran away quickly did Warren HasTEEN!' 'Jeen' means 'saddles,' but nobody could make that rhyme! Popular incident of an English retreat in Hastings' time.
Reading edition
'Howdahs on horses, on elephants JEEN! He ran away quickly did Warren HasTEEN!' 'Jeen' means 'saddles,' but nobody could make that rhyme! Popular incident of an English retreat in Hastings' time.