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68 JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE
years of age, has a pleasing open countenance,
and good person, is rather above the middle
stature, and has a small black beard. His dress
was a pink and white plaid pattern silk lungec, a
short open muslin jamma, and gold embroidered
muslin handkerchief round his head; gold spiral
ear-rings, a ruby ring on the fore-finger of his
right hand, gold wrist bangles, and Burmhan
sandals, which he wore in the house: in his
hand he carried a small chowrie. I ordered my
bed and the furniture on shore, and in the even-
ing two days' provision were sent from the Looto
for myself and suite; and at night one of the
Woondocks sent me a present of flowers.
February 3. About ten a. m. the rayhoon and
Jhansey, the shabunder, brought people to un-
load the boats, and I got most of the things on
shore. The viceroy passed and re-passed several
times without calling as he had promised. Mr.
Moncourtuse went over to his house in the
morning, and translated the Governor-General's
letters, with which he is said to have been much
satisfied, and desired Mr. M. to inform me I
might depend on every assistance in his power.
By him he also sent me a present of fruit. The
rayhoon was very inquisitive to-day as to the na-
ture of our government and laws, and wrote
down, before me, my answers to his queries. I
encouraged this inquisitiveness, as he has gained
years of age, has a pleasing open countenance,
and good person, is rather above the middle
stature, and has a small black beard. His dress
was a pink and white plaid pattern silk lungec, a
short open muslin jamma, and gold embroidered
muslin handkerchief round his head; gold spiral
ear-rings, a ruby ring on the fore-finger of his
right hand, gold wrist bangles, and Burmhan
sandals, which he wore in the house: in his
hand he carried a small chowrie. I ordered my
bed and the furniture on shore, and in the even-
ing two days' provision were sent from the Looto
for myself and suite; and at night one of the
Woondocks sent me a present of flowers.
February 3. About ten a. m. the rayhoon and
Jhansey, the shabunder, brought people to un-
load the boats, and I got most of the things on
shore. The viceroy passed and re-passed several
times without calling as he had promised. Mr.
Moncourtuse went over to his house in the
morning, and translated the Governor-General's
letters, with which he is said to have been much
satisfied, and desired Mr. M. to inform me I
might depend on every assistance in his power.
By him he also sent me a present of fruit. The
rayhoon was very inquisitive to-day as to the na-
ture of our government and laws, and wrote
down, before me, my answers to his queries. I
encouraged this inquisitiveness, as he has gained