238 GANJAM. 



according to our respective physical 

 powers, we looked in triumph from the 

 summit across a thickly wooded country 

 on to the white line of surf that marks 

 the coast, and examined and wondered 

 over the ancient carvings which had sur- 

 vived their history so many centuries. 



Although great men in India are little 

 used to physical exertion, the Raja of 

 Mundasa carried out his resolution with 

 great spirit; and when his litter broke 

 down, he completed the ascent on foot, 

 and bivouacked on the summit with his 

 followers. Near the top, two young 

 officers of our party overtook him, 

 seated on a rock to rest ; he made them 

 sit beside him for awhile, and such con- 

 versation ensued as is possible between 

 regimental Hindostani on the one part, 



