Bendish by William St Clair Author:William Ford General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1905 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER IV "who is He?" Charles Cromwell Bendish alias Mogul Beg -- Joseph enters his service -- Perfection hears of Mogul Beg's arrival in Diamond Street. Charles Cromwell Bendish was the only son of Thomas Bendish and his wife Mary Bendish, and was descended from Sir Thomas Bendish of Essex, who had married Bridget, a daughter of H. Ireton, Esq., of Ireton, at one time Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Sir Thomas held the post of Ambassador from Charles II. to the Grand Seigneur. From his earliest years Charles was quick, intelligent, and studious, but restless. His father, Thomas Bendish, was employed by Government in the Diplomatic Service, principally in Egpyt and Turkey; he had also visited Persia and Arabia on special missions. Thus Charles was from his childhood closely associated with men of the East, and early acquired very considerable proficiency in Oriental languages. Modern languages were not neglected, and he was gradually introduced to the best English writers, and cultivated an attractive style of composition and correspondence. His mother died when he was very young, worn out by diseases contracted in the East; and the death of his father, when he was eighteen years of age, caused him to be placed under the charge of an old friend of Thomas Bendish. Charles was sent to Oxford by him, where he studied assiduously for four years, took his degree, and entered a crack English cavalry regiment. He rose in the service, and had become a captain at the age of twenty- five. Charles Cromwell Bendish never gave up study for pleasure, even when serving with his regiment. He gained a sound know...« less