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bottom should be seen before it is removed from the 

 lips. 



When " Five Minutes " thought his master was 

 tired overnight, and would be reluctant to move in 

 the morning, he would carefully prepare a bowl of 

 this insinuating mixture, and, creeping with noise- 

 less steps to the head of the bed, would there 

 remain, bowl in hand, whilst the " cochra," or dress- 

 ing-boy, turned up the coverlid, put on the uncon- 

 scious sleeper's socks and boots, and shampooed his 

 limbs until he awoke, when, as soon as he began to 

 rub his eyes, the soothing draught was applied ; 

 and its kindly effects would almost immediately 

 demonstrate themselves, for he would allow himself 

 to be dressed " like a good child," and after a che- 

 root was as mild as new milk. 



Antelope-stalking the day before had somewhat 

 knocked me up, and I felt rather stiff on first 

 rising ; but after my matin cup, a plunge in the 

 tank of the pagoda, and a few whiffs of the 

 "fragrant narcotic weed," the lassitude wore off, 

 and we all three mounted our nags and started 

 for Combei, distant from Andior fourteen miles, 

 where we intended to sojourn for a few days, as 

 a herd of bison was said to be in the neighbour- 

 hood. 



As we rode along, D twigged a female sloth- 

 bear climbing leisurely up the side of a rocky hill ; 

 so slipping the two Poligar dogs, Ali and Hassan, 

 we gave chase with our boar-spears, but the old 



