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178 THE DURBAR
with poles of silver ; it was like one great and
perfect Eastern carpet, such as one sometimes
sees in some Bond Street shop. One of the
Chiefs of Bombay had a curious fancy. He
lived in a quiet little house just out of the
bazaar with an old-world garden, far from the
haunts of men. A very good idea, too, I
thought; far more attractive in some ways than
many of the gaudier dwelling-places of brother
Chiefs.
On the way home from the Bombay Chiefs'
Camp we called at the Camp of the Imperial
Cadet Corps. We were met by Major Thomp-
son, a very alert man. He immediately took us
round the camp and explained everything—the
reason for the formation of the corps, its results,
its dangers, the life of the boys indoors and out.
He himself taught them lessons in English and
arithmetic. We were taken to the stables and
shown the famous horses, beautiful black creatures
wearing red coverings to keep the dust off, for,
as Major Thompson said, they become brown and
rusty soon if they have not constant attention.
He introduced us to H.H. the Maharaja of Idar,
Honorary Colonel of the Imperial Cadet Corps,
popularly known as Sir Pratap Singh.
with poles of silver ; it was like one great and
perfect Eastern carpet, such as one sometimes
sees in some Bond Street shop. One of the
Chiefs of Bombay had a curious fancy. He
lived in a quiet little house just out of the
bazaar with an old-world garden, far from the
haunts of men. A very good idea, too, I
thought; far more attractive in some ways than
many of the gaudier dwelling-places of brother
Chiefs.
On the way home from the Bombay Chiefs'
Camp we called at the Camp of the Imperial
Cadet Corps. We were met by Major Thomp-
son, a very alert man. He immediately took us
round the camp and explained everything—the
reason for the formation of the corps, its results,
its dangers, the life of the boys indoors and out.
He himself taught them lessons in English and
arithmetic. We were taken to the stables and
shown the famous horses, beautiful black creatures
wearing red coverings to keep the dust off, for,
as Major Thompson said, they become brown and
rusty soon if they have not constant attention.
He introduced us to H.H. the Maharaja of Idar,
Honorary Colonel of the Imperial Cadet Corps,
popularly known as Sir Pratap Singh.