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of the building, as round the outside runs a huge verandah, 

 and inside again a very wide corridor, which opens with 

 great arches into the rooms, all of which run right through, 

 with doors communicating, so that you get a good draught. 



With the help of numerous punkahs vigorously pulled 

 to and fro, it is not so bad so long as you sit still. Our 

 rooms on the first floor had a beautiful view over the garden, 

 but the long stone passages, and great open verandah, look 

 rather creepy at night, neither did I care for the door and 

 staircase leading from my room on to the large flat roof. 

 My room has six doors, but it is far too hot to bear them 

 shut, and they are only screened by reed curtains. 



The rooms themselves, sitting-room, bed-rooms, and two 

 bath-rooms, are big enough to hide a regiment of sepoys, 

 and, never being very brave at night, I came to the con- 

 elusion that Indian life has its drawbacks. 



At six o'clock the next morning we were aroused and 

 chota haziri (little breakfast), consisting of tea and toast and 

 various fruits, brought in whilst I was dressing. By seven I 

 was ready to drive round the town with Mr. James, and we 

 visited the College, Public Gardens, &c. There is rather a 

 good Zoo., and most of the tamer animals are not penned 

 up but wander about in seeming liberty. There are several 

 varieties of wild sheep, and queer goats with huge corkscrew 

 horns. They have been trying for some time to get a wife 

 for one of the latter, and last week they sold a tiger (which 



