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IN THE BURM11AN EMPIRE.
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the rear. He was answered sometimes by Mr.
Moncourtuse, sometimes by the viceroy, and
sometimes by the rayhoon. After he had re-
tired, every one arranged their legs at their ease;
the eyes of the court were turned on us, and re-
straint was banished. The princes, about five
minutes afterwards, got up, and retired without ce-
remony : they were all bare-footed. The gracious
reception I had met with from his majesty, seemed
to have diffused a general satisfaction throughout
the court; and after a quarter of an hour had
elapsed, a number of pages, in satin gowns and
caps, brought in Burmhan trays of sweetmeats.
These trays were of wood, painted red, and gilt;
they were about eighteen inches in height, the
side supporters little turned balustrades, united
at bottom by a circular rim. The sweetmeats
were piled up in little china saucers, consisting of
country-made confectionary, covered with coni-
cal covers of wicker-work, lacquered red and
gilt. Twelve of these trays were placed before
me and Mr. Burnett, one of them immediately
opposite, filled with china confectionary, con-
sidered a rarity here. Next, every one of my
attendants had a tray placed before him, then
the chobwas, the whoonghees, Src fyc, each a
tray served to them in turn, according to their
rank, until the whole court was served. They
pressed me to eat, and to please them I tasted
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the rear. He was answered sometimes by Mr.
Moncourtuse, sometimes by the viceroy, and
sometimes by the rayhoon. After he had re-
tired, every one arranged their legs at their ease;
the eyes of the court were turned on us, and re-
straint was banished. The princes, about five
minutes afterwards, got up, and retired without ce-
remony : they were all bare-footed. The gracious
reception I had met with from his majesty, seemed
to have diffused a general satisfaction throughout
the court; and after a quarter of an hour had
elapsed, a number of pages, in satin gowns and
caps, brought in Burmhan trays of sweetmeats.
These trays were of wood, painted red, and gilt;
they were about eighteen inches in height, the
side supporters little turned balustrades, united
at bottom by a circular rim. The sweetmeats
were piled up in little china saucers, consisting of
country-made confectionary, covered with coni-
cal covers of wicker-work, lacquered red and
gilt. Twelve of these trays were placed before
me and Mr. Burnett, one of them immediately
opposite, filled with china confectionary, con-
sidered a rarity here. Next, every one of my
attendants had a tray placed before him, then
the chobwas, the whoonghees, Src fyc, each a
tray served to them in turn, according to their
rank, until the whole court was served. They
pressed me to eat, and to please them I tasted