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104 JOURNAL OK A RESIDENCE
undress. He sent for Mr. Moncourtusc and
desired him to tell me, he hoped I would excuse
a little delay, as he had sent to know his ma-
jesty's pleasure as to what lie wished I should be
shewn: he added that I was a lucky man, that
my conduct had given such satisfaction to every
one, that his majesty regarded me as one of his
own children. During this conversation, I was
standing about fifteen yards from the looto, re-
marking the royal boats near the bank ; in a few
minutes the rayhoon joined me, and desired I
would return to the steps ascending to the pagoda
from the river front. These steps consist of three
flights, about thirty feet broad at the lowest step,
and twenty at the highest; of ordinary brickwork
masonry, with a low parapet wall on each side,
and led to the first terrace about fifteen feet
above the ordinary level of the river in the rains.
The revetcment of the river-face of this terrace
was of stones wrought to an equal surface on
their exterior superfices; but rough and irregular
on their interior, laid in common mortar made of
stone pounded, or lime and sand. At the lowest
step we were requested to take off our shoes,
which we immediately did : all our servants were
allowed to attend us, and I was allowed to take
my Hindoostanee punkah. Wc were not at any
time desired to take off our hats. Immediately
within the verge of the first terrace, on either
undress. He sent for Mr. Moncourtusc and
desired him to tell me, he hoped I would excuse
a little delay, as he had sent to know his ma-
jesty's pleasure as to what lie wished I should be
shewn: he added that I was a lucky man, that
my conduct had given such satisfaction to every
one, that his majesty regarded me as one of his
own children. During this conversation, I was
standing about fifteen yards from the looto, re-
marking the royal boats near the bank ; in a few
minutes the rayhoon joined me, and desired I
would return to the steps ascending to the pagoda
from the river front. These steps consist of three
flights, about thirty feet broad at the lowest step,
and twenty at the highest; of ordinary brickwork
masonry, with a low parapet wall on each side,
and led to the first terrace about fifteen feet
above the ordinary level of the river in the rains.
The revetcment of the river-face of this terrace
was of stones wrought to an equal surface on
their exterior superfices; but rough and irregular
on their interior, laid in common mortar made of
stone pounded, or lime and sand. At the lowest
step we were requested to take off our shoes,
which we immediately did : all our servants were
allowed to attend us, and I was allowed to take
my Hindoostanee punkah. Wc were not at any
time desired to take off our hats. Immediately
within the verge of the first terrace, on either