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shawl, but without paths, and in their place there is water, 

 the flower beds being raised in stone basins above the level 

 of the lake. 



The Indian buildings on another island are not improved 

 by a nineteenth-century Grecian temple, added by a late 

 resident. 



It was nearly dark before we ended our explorations, and 

 we were lighted by torches along the passages and terraces. 

 ( me room is painted with pictures of the Ranees, and 

 another with a panoramic view of a tiger hunt. My advice 

 to future tourists who wish to visit them is — don't. 



It was night when we turned homewards ; but the fires 

 along the shore and lit-up temples on the water's edge 

 served to guide us. The colour, noise, and movement as 

 we rowed up to the quay dimly recalled a Venice evening 

 in carnival time. 



