276 RIFLE AND SPEAR WITH THE RAJPOOTS. 



At first I thought this was a similar gift, and was surprised 

 at Alau's accepting it ; until he explained that it was change 

 for a cheque he had given Zafir in payment of his bill. I 

 have little doubt however that my impression was the one 

 intended to be conveyed, in order to give young Zafir's 

 friends and retainers a higher idea of his importance. 



January Zlst. — This afternoon we had numerous callers 

 to bid us farewell, including the Prime Minister. The latter 

 took up the greater part of our little sitting-room, and, 

 chairs running short, we had to send for a bedstead to 

 sit upon. 



Colonel Fraser wrote to us yesterday to say that if we 

 joined him at his camp at Eajghur, we should probably get 

 some tiger shooting ; and we were delighted to have an 

 opportunity of meeting our very kind friends again. The 

 train leaves Jeypore at five o'clock in the morning; so we 

 had our things put in a sleeping-carriage on a siding, went 

 to bed after dinner, and are to be coupled on when the 

 train arrives. 



Indian railway companies are very liberal about reserved 

 accommodation. They give you a whole carriage on pay- 

 ment of six first-class fares. We have more than that 

 number of servants with us, so it only means paying the 

 difference between their third and first-class fares. 



February 1st. — We arrived at Eajghur at eight o'clock 

 this morning, and found horses, elephants, and carts, waiting 



