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IN THE BURMHAN EMPIRE. 397
months' proof of my zeal for his interests, I might
return again, and hope for further marks of his
favour. Mr. Baba Shein, who seemed to have
been sent by the mew whoon, to perplex and
retard my business, occasionally speaking and
interrupting my replies, I had not an opportunity
of fully explaining my sentiments to his highness;
and, as I was in the middle of a speech to him,
he rose from his throne and retired. His whoon,
however, immediately said, he would undertake
with the mew whoon to settle my business; that
when the mew whoon came to the palace in the
evening, he would get his highness to order him
to deliver my memorials to his majesty, and that
he would see every thing concluded to my satis-
faction : we then retired as we came. The yard
through which I passed was both clamp and dirty,
and even the steps to the audience-room were
damp and unswept; to have expected us, there-
fore, to walk barefoot from the gate was unrea-
sonable in the highest degree ; at once a proof of
unbounded arrogance and folly. When we came
to our elephants, the whoon told me to set my
mind at ease and depend on him: and said, he
would send for Mr. Keys the day after to-morrow
to inform him of his progress. Wishing, however,
to accelerate his motions, I said, I would send
Mr. Keys the next morning; to which he assented,
and we parted, returning on our elephants as we
months' proof of my zeal for his interests, I might
return again, and hope for further marks of his
favour. Mr. Baba Shein, who seemed to have
been sent by the mew whoon, to perplex and
retard my business, occasionally speaking and
interrupting my replies, I had not an opportunity
of fully explaining my sentiments to his highness;
and, as I was in the middle of a speech to him,
he rose from his throne and retired. His whoon,
however, immediately said, he would undertake
with the mew whoon to settle my business; that
when the mew whoon came to the palace in the
evening, he would get his highness to order him
to deliver my memorials to his majesty, and that
he would see every thing concluded to my satis-
faction : we then retired as we came. The yard
through which I passed was both clamp and dirty,
and even the steps to the audience-room were
damp and unswept; to have expected us, there-
fore, to walk barefoot from the gate was unrea-
sonable in the highest degree ; at once a proof of
unbounded arrogance and folly. When we came
to our elephants, the whoon told me to set my
mind at ease and depend on him: and said, he
would send for Mr. Keys the day after to-morrow
to inform him of his progress. Wishing, however,
to accelerate his motions, I said, I would send
Mr. Keys the next morning; to which he assented,
and we parted, returning on our elephants as we