IN THE EAST INDIES. 4] 
only to go to bed again until we reached Bombay 
harbor, for a cyclone struck us full force and such 
pitching you never saw. It seemed whole minutes 
when the screw was out of water and at that it was 
right under us. We had a heavy swell all the way to 
Bombay. Here a friend of Mr. Palmer’s met us and 
he has been very kind indeed to us. This hotel is very 
good indeed, every one says a wonder for India. But 
we do have to keep an eye on our things on account 
of the thieves. We have driven about the city a bit 
and this afternoon Mr. Messent took us over to the 
island of Elephanta to see the wonderful caves in the 
solid rock, temples hewn out bit by bit in the eighth 
century. Some of the carvings are nearly perfect, 
although the Portuguese Jesuits treated them very 
harshly when they held Bombay. This city came to 
England — unsought — as part of the dower of Kath- 
erine of Braganza, wife of Charles II. It is now 
really the greatest city in India. To describe Bombay 
is not possible; you will see our pictures when we re- 
turn. Monday will be largely spent in procuring thin 
clothing, Pongee coats and trousers. I nearly roast in 
my blue, so-called thin, coat. It is never below eighty 
degrees here, day or night. As for my top hat — 
well, it goes very little further. A cap after dark and 
a thick pith helmet for daytime is custom here. People 
here, all the officers on the ships, ete., have dress suits 
of white linen with red cummerbunds or sashes for 
belts. We are getting so that we can talk a few words 
of Hindustani, enough to get along with a gharrie 
wallah or cabby. Monday night we go to Jeypore, 
then to Delhi, Agra, Benares and Caleutta. About 
December 6th we shall sail for Rangoon, Burmah. We 
