. Uno scorcio dell'India : essere una raccolta di estratti delle lettere Dr. Clara A. Swain, primo missionario medico in India della Società Missionaria straniera della Donna della Chiesa Episcopale Metodista in America. Incontrali. Essi tornarono beforenoon e ci fu inviato un messaggero con i theirsalams e una richiesta che saremmo venuti loro a quattro oclock. Siamo andati all'ora designata andwere ricevuto dal Rajah nel suo palazzo. Dopo una conversazione di vergognoso ci mostrò la sua biblioteca, e ci condusse al palazzo di Ranis e le presentò in modo semplice e cortese. TheRani si alzò ed esten
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. A glimpse of India : being a collection of extracts from the letters Dr. Clara A. Swain, first medical missionary to India of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America. meet them. They returned beforenoon and a messenger was sent to us with theirsalams and a request that we would come to them atfour oclock. We went at the appointed time andwere received by the Rajah in his palace. After ashort conversation he showed us his library, and thenconducted us to the Ranis palace and presentedus to her in a simple and courteous manner. TheRani rose and extended her hand to receive us, with her face uncovered. She led me to a chair be-side her with the other two ladies next me, while theRajah seated himself at her left and talked to her andto us in a very pleasant manner. Fourteen of thecourt women stood just behind the Rani, seven oneach side, ready for her service. They were veryhandsomely dressed. After a little time the sister of the Rajah came inand going to the Rani bowed to her and was thenpresented to us, and the Rajah immediately took hisleave, leaving us to enjoy the society of the ladies un-restrained. As this was a formal call we did not re- [162]. .3 Call to Rajputana main long but took our leave after I had made anappointment to visit the Rani professionally the nextmorning. After I had been here about two weeks and theRani showed signs of improvement the Rajah pro-posed that I remain as physician to the women ofthe palace. This was most unexpected and requiredmuch thought and prayer before I could decide toleave my work in Bareilly and the missionary societywhich had cared for me for so many years; but eachday as I became more acquainted with the people andsaw the grand opening for missionary work, a field com-prising so many thousands of people with no mission-ary or religious teacher in this part of the country, Ibegan to see the hand of the Lord in bringing me hereand the more I prayed the more I saw the Lord in it
