192 HOUSE OF A NATIVE GENTLEMAN. 



our way. At length, however, we reached our 

 friend's domicile, and were ushered into the 

 Dewan-i-aum, or Hall of Audience, a large apart- 

 ment, with an opening in the roof for the egress 

 of smoke. The Kazee and his brother were de- 

 lighted to see us, and we were speedily intro- 

 duced to several of the notables of the town. 

 This was the first native gentleman's house 

 tliat I had entered in Sindh, and I cannot say 

 that I was particularly struck with its appear- 

 ance. The furniture consisted of three Char- 

 poys, constructed of the commonest wood, and 

 coarsest string, the said Charpoys answering 

 for table, chair, couch, wardrobe, everything. 

 Over the string-bottom of each was laid a small 

 carpet, on which some sat a VAnglaise, but the 

 greater number in Eastern fashion ; all but my- 

 self were smoking the small pipe or Hubble- 

 bubble of the country, and I rather think that 1 

 was almost the only person in Sindh who was 

 not a smoker. 



Roree, or Bunder Loharee as it was for- 

 merly called, is generally alluded to in con- 

 nection with Bukkur; indeed, the old people 

 to this day almost invariably speak of it as 

 Roree-Bukkur. Both places have for ages 



