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but very interesting. We went out to the Caves of 
Elephants. Mr. Messent took us, a friend of Mr. 
Palmer. He had a fine launch and we had tea on 
board. The sail was delightful and we got in in the 
evening in time for dinner at the Yacht Club. After 
seeing numerous Hindu temples we went to the native 
quarters of the city and bought some fine silk and 
pina for next to nothing. The trip from Bombay here 
took twenty-eight hours. We passed through some very 
interesting country and saw flocks of wild parrots, 
hundreds of monkeys, and cranes, camels and all sorts 
of birds, flowers and trees. The natives themselves 
are as wild a looking lot as I imagine the New Guinea 
cannibals to be. The women often wear nose rings so 
tremendously large that they entirely cover their 
mouths. They wear huge earrings and four or five 
silver or colored anklets on each ankle. Their arms 
are covered with bangles up to their elbows. As a rule 
they are great beggars, and fearfully dirty. Tom 
hired a native servant (a Mohammedan) who is very 
useful. Today we sent him for a pass to see the 
gardens and stables of the Maharajah. We drove 
there this afternoon and I felt just as if I were living 
several centuries ago. The palace is pink and orna- 
mented with various flower and animal designs; the 
gardens are beautiful and splendidly kept up. The 
Maharajah has three hundred and fifty horses; each 
horse represents a wife for they say he has a large 
household. When we were through seeing these sights 
we drove to a native bazar. You never saw such 
jewels. < 7 ‘ . 
Tomorrow we go on an elephant’s back to the city 
of old Jaipur — Amber — and tomorrow evening we 
