CHAPTER IV. 



The Village of Dejee — The Meer's family — Their Primitive Style of 

 Living — The Meer's Bungalow at Dejee — His Occupation during 

 the Day — Training Hawks — Simplicity of the Court — A Prince's 

 Breakfast — Houses of the Ameers — The Smaller Houses — Venti- 

 lators — Household Utensils — Caussee — The Ali Surkars — The 

 Post Office — A Voracious Calf — APleet of Invalids — Stolen Watch 

 — Excessive Heat — Birth of an Heir — Grand Entertainment. 



Beneath tlie fort of Dejee lies the village of 

 tliat name, a very poor place, without trade or 

 manufacture, but the abiding-place of Meer Ali 

 Moorad's mother and three of His Highness' 

 wives, as also of the families of his two elder 

 sons. The Meer occasionally remains here for 

 a week, but rarely a longer period, as it 

 would interfere with his field sports. During 

 his stay he generally pays a morning visit to 

 his mother, and the same to two of his ladies, 

 but the third he has never seen since the day 

 after his marriage. The interior of a Ma- 

 homedan prince's domestic establishment is ge- 



