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wherever I go. I think they like it, and I am 

 sure I derive considerable advantage from it. 

 Madras was no exception. I was most kindly 

 treated by the two bodies I have mentioned, and 

 I shall always look back to my visit to Madras 

 as a most pleasant and highly instructive ex- 

 perience. 



I then repeated my long, tedious, and, owing 

 to the floods, frequently broken journey to Cal- 

 cutta, which I reached on November i6th, and 

 which I found busy preparing for the departure of 

 the Mintos and the arrival of the Hardinges. By 

 the time I reached my house I was, to use a 

 vulgar expression, " fairly cooked," and I am only 

 now beginning to recover from the fatigue, the 

 exposure, and the atrocious weather which I have 

 experienced. But all are overshadowed by my 

 two trophies and the great charm of Southern 

 India. 



Ever shall I remember the kindness, the help, and 

 the consideration which I received in Travancore 

 from the two Vernedes and Eraser, and the pair 

 of beautiful tusks will always remind me of the 

 generous hospitality of His Highness the Maha- 

 rajah of Travancore. 



