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18d garter's first word about rebellion by elusive character....it must be houdini, but why?

and 24a- chinese general folloed by the bad guys in 1 16 "Gordon"? who are the bad guys?

nutcases12 Fri 04/07/08 09:07

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dundurn
Fri 04/07/08
09:21

motto of the order of the garter - honi soit qui mal y pense - so 'honi' around 'udi' - unilateral declaration of independence - polite way of saying rebellion

dundurn
Fri 04/07/08
09:26

General Charles Gordon killed in Khartoum by the followers of the Mahdi was nicknamed 'Chinese' Gordon because of his service in China during the 2nd Opium War - don't know how this helps with the rest of the answer

kayakamina
Fri 04/07/08
10:44

The bad guys are the 'rioters' in Barnaby Rudge.

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