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IN THE BURMHAN EMPIRE.
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han had just arrived with the English Deputy;
the whoonghee immediately conveyed this intelli-
gence to his majesty, who said he had already
heard of my arrival from the viceroy, and desired
that the man might be brought to him. When
near to him, he entered into very familiar dis-
course, inquired very particularly as to my per-
son, age, manners, and rank. He inquired whe-
ther the commerce of Bengal was great: the man
replied, the masts of the ships were like forests of
trees on the river. He then asked, if he had seen
the coach intended for him: to which he replied
in the affirmative. He then desired to know, if
it had been rode in by any one : the man said, it
never had, as it had been built expressly for him.
At his majesty's desire he then described the
coach, and made a sketch of it, which he gave the
king, who said it was not so handsome as the
one he already had: the man in his simplicity
contradicted him; at which the king laughed
heartily, and said, " You are partial to the English,
you have not seen my coach—let him be shewn
my coach!" One of the officers of the court im-
mediately conducted him to where his majesty's
coach was kept. On his return the king said,
" Well, now you have seen my coach, what is
your opinion?" He replied, he still thought the
new coach much handsomer; at which the king
laughed heartily. The courtiers behind pulled
53
han had just arrived with the English Deputy;
the whoonghee immediately conveyed this intelli-
gence to his majesty, who said he had already
heard of my arrival from the viceroy, and desired
that the man might be brought to him. When
near to him, he entered into very familiar dis-
course, inquired very particularly as to my per-
son, age, manners, and rank. He inquired whe-
ther the commerce of Bengal was great: the man
replied, the masts of the ships were like forests of
trees on the river. He then asked, if he had seen
the coach intended for him: to which he replied
in the affirmative. He then desired to know, if
it had been rode in by any one : the man said, it
never had, as it had been built expressly for him.
At his majesty's desire he then described the
coach, and made a sketch of it, which he gave the
king, who said it was not so handsome as the
one he already had: the man in his simplicity
contradicted him; at which the king laughed
heartily, and said, " You are partial to the English,
you have not seen my coach—let him be shewn
my coach!" One of the officers of the court im-
mediately conducted him to where his majesty's
coach was kept. On his return the king said,
" Well, now you have seen my coach, what is
your opinion?" He replied, he still thought the
new coach much handsomer; at which the king
laughed heartily. The courtiers behind pulled