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who, to judge from his appearance and the number of his
retinue, was a personage of no ordinary descent. He was
about his twentieth year, and the down on his upper-lip had
scarcely assumed the sleek dark curl of perfect manhood ; his
form had been developed by every kind of bodily exercise,
and his limbs were rounded to their full proportion ; to these
advantages were added a fair complexion and a countenance so
highly engaging, that it gave him an appearance superlatively
handsome. He was dressed in the plainest white garb, and
wore on his head a turban such as the Rajpoots of Mewar
generally wear. The only ornament that distinguished him
from his companions were a rich kulgee* made of the finest
diamonds and a string of unusually large pearls which was
fastened close around his neck. A magnificent white steed,
having a saddle-cloth of tiger's skin, with tassels of gold that
nearly swept the ground, bore the youth, who sat upon its
back in that easy and graceful attitude which the best artist
might have studied as a model : he had reined in the horse
to a slow and measured pace, so as to show off his horse-
manship and the high mettle of the animal to the best advan-
tage. Some four or five of his companions were on horseback,
the rest followed him on foot ; of these, some carried the
falcon on their wrists, some led the furious hounds, while
others carried the slain deer on their shoulders ; it was
evident, therefore, that these persons were returning from
the chase. The party soon came up to the place where the
Brahmin was standing: the youth having surveyed him with
a scrutinizing glance, with the utmost condescension thus
addressed him:—
" My salutations to thee, most worthy Brahmin."
" Victory attend thee ! most worthy sir."
* A kind of ornament made of jewels, set in gold, which is worn on the
turban.
who, to judge from his appearance and the number of his
retinue, was a personage of no ordinary descent. He was
about his twentieth year, and the down on his upper-lip had
scarcely assumed the sleek dark curl of perfect manhood ; his
form had been developed by every kind of bodily exercise,
and his limbs were rounded to their full proportion ; to these
advantages were added a fair complexion and a countenance so
highly engaging, that it gave him an appearance superlatively
handsome. He was dressed in the plainest white garb, and
wore on his head a turban such as the Rajpoots of Mewar
generally wear. The only ornament that distinguished him
from his companions were a rich kulgee* made of the finest
diamonds and a string of unusually large pearls which was
fastened close around his neck. A magnificent white steed,
having a saddle-cloth of tiger's skin, with tassels of gold that
nearly swept the ground, bore the youth, who sat upon its
back in that easy and graceful attitude which the best artist
might have studied as a model : he had reined in the horse
to a slow and measured pace, so as to show off his horse-
manship and the high mettle of the animal to the best advan-
tage. Some four or five of his companions were on horseback,
the rest followed him on foot ; of these, some carried the
falcon on their wrists, some led the furious hounds, while
others carried the slain deer on their shoulders ; it was
evident, therefore, that these persons were returning from
the chase. The party soon came up to the place where the
Brahmin was standing: the youth having surveyed him with
a scrutinizing glance, with the utmost condescension thus
addressed him:—
" My salutations to thee, most worthy Brahmin."
" Victory attend thee ! most worthy sir."
* A kind of ornament made of jewels, set in gold, which is worn on the
turban.