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IN THE BURMHAN EMPIRE.
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zawuddy was near my boat, at a point of sand,
and desired to see me. I returned for answer,
I should be happy to see his excellency at my
boat, as it was too late for me to go on shore.
He then made his people pull him alongside my
boat (for he had not quitted his own): when near
enough to converse, he apologized for not being
able to attend me according to his promise, and
assured me, he would do himself the pleasure of
seeing me in the morning; in the meantime he
requested I would go ashore to the houses pro-
vided for me by his majesty. I told him I should
attend him with pleasure to the bungalow's, when-
ever I had the pleasure of his company; that I
had been so long in boats, that it was a matter
of little consequence to me remaining on board a
few more nights. He was pleased to add, he
should be a very troublesome visitant in passing
and re-passing from his house to the palace ; was
very jocular and familiar, occasionally laughing
very heartily ; his boat's crew and the surrounding
people joining in his mirth. After staying about
a quarter of an hour, he wished me a good
night; it was so dark that I could but barely
see him.
February 2. About eleven A.M., the rayhoon
and the ci-devant shabunder came on board
my boat, and delivered a formal message from
the viceroy, that he had again been obliged to
65
zawuddy was near my boat, at a point of sand,
and desired to see me. I returned for answer,
I should be happy to see his excellency at my
boat, as it was too late for me to go on shore.
He then made his people pull him alongside my
boat (for he had not quitted his own): when near
enough to converse, he apologized for not being
able to attend me according to his promise, and
assured me, he would do himself the pleasure of
seeing me in the morning; in the meantime he
requested I would go ashore to the houses pro-
vided for me by his majesty. I told him I should
attend him with pleasure to the bungalow's, when-
ever I had the pleasure of his company; that I
had been so long in boats, that it was a matter
of little consequence to me remaining on board a
few more nights. He was pleased to add, he
should be a very troublesome visitant in passing
and re-passing from his house to the palace ; was
very jocular and familiar, occasionally laughing
very heartily ; his boat's crew and the surrounding
people joining in his mirth. After staying about
a quarter of an hour, he wished me a good
night; it was so dark that I could but barely
see him.
February 2. About eleven A.M., the rayhoon
and the ci-devant shabunder came on board
my boat, and delivered a formal message from
the viceroy, that he had again been obliged to