260 RIFLE AND SPEAR WITH THE RAJPOOTS. 



We arrived at Jeypore about eleven at night and drove 

 to the hotel, where rooms had been ordered for us. I 

 retract what 1 said in my haste of the Delhi hotels, and find 

 there can be a still lower depth of discomfort and dirt. We 

 were very hungry, and tried hard to get some supper. But 

 the Portuguese manager regretted there was nothing in the 

 hotel, not even a scrap of bread or cold meat. In desper- 

 ation we ransacked the place for biscuits ; but only 

 succeeded in discovering several natives rolled up in 

 blankets, asleep, under the dining-room table. 



Jeypore, January -11th. — Colonel Peacock, the Resident, 

 is away, but has left instructions for us to get some shoot- 

 mo- ; and this morning one of the Maharaja's carriages was 

 placed at our disposal during our stay. After breakfast 

 we drove to call on the Prime Minister, to whom we had a 

 letter of introduction. I had a little discussion with Alan 

 whether I should go in. but finally decided to remain in 

 the carriage. 



This was just as well, for Alan says the Minister 

 appeared apologising for the " home dress " he wore, It 

 seemed to have consisted of little more than an em- 

 broidered velvet skull cap and a pair of slippers, the 

 latter of which he removed on entering the room. 



Jeypore is considered a model native town. Its streets 

 are broad, and laid out in rectangular blocks after the 

 fashion of an American city. But the houses are low and 



