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IN THE BURMHAN EMPIRE. 171
pearances, had not met with a very favourable
reception. (Indeed I have been told, he is no
favourite with the prince or his ministers, a cir-
cumstance very probable, as the favourites of the
father are often detested by the son). He told
me he had seen the prince, who had asked him
if I meant to remain at Amarapoorah till the
return of his majesty, or proceed to Rangoon?
To which he replied, he did not know; but said
he knew I wished to pay my respects to him
as soon as I knew it would be agreeable to
his highness, who referred him for an answer to
his looto. He said he had afterwards met the
mayhoon, who is to set off for Rangoon in two
or three days, and that it was his excellency's
opinion, as well as his own, that I should pro-
ceed to Rangoon, and return to settle what
remained at some more convenient opportunity.
By way of intimidating me, he said that, when the
mayhoon and he were gone, the common people,
not knowing the terms on which I stood with his
majesty, might insult me. In reply I repeated
what I had often said before, that I certainly
should not leave Amarapoorah until my business
was completed; indeed, that I could not, con-
sistent with propriety, quit the place until I had
had an audience of leave of his majesty; that I
should be sorry to be the means of detaining him
from his government; that, however much I might
pearances, had not met with a very favourable
reception. (Indeed I have been told, he is no
favourite with the prince or his ministers, a cir-
cumstance very probable, as the favourites of the
father are often detested by the son). He told
me he had seen the prince, who had asked him
if I meant to remain at Amarapoorah till the
return of his majesty, or proceed to Rangoon?
To which he replied, he did not know; but said
he knew I wished to pay my respects to him
as soon as I knew it would be agreeable to
his highness, who referred him for an answer to
his looto. He said he had afterwards met the
mayhoon, who is to set off for Rangoon in two
or three days, and that it was his excellency's
opinion, as well as his own, that I should pro-
ceed to Rangoon, and return to settle what
remained at some more convenient opportunity.
By way of intimidating me, he said that, when the
mayhoon and he were gone, the common people,
not knowing the terms on which I stood with his
majesty, might insult me. In reply I repeated
what I had often said before, that I certainly
should not leave Amarapoorah until my business
was completed; indeed, that I could not, con-
sistent with propriety, quit the place until I had
had an audience of leave of his majesty; that I
should be sorry to be the means of detaining him
from his government; that, however much I might