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excited no suspicion in his victims, whom he joined on 

 the road as they journeyed from Nowshera, and ascertain- 

 ing that they possessed a few rupees' worth of property, 

 the miserable caitiff, yielding to the suggestions of the 

 Tempter, cut them down, and threw their bodies into the 

 river. Suspicions followed their disappearance : other 

 circumstances pointed to this man, who w.as arrested, and 

 confessing his guilt was executed where the bloody deed 

 was committed. 



I left this gloomy spot full of reflections of the most 

 depressing nature : but with that rapidly revolving mental 

 process, which so soon exchanges our train of thought, I 

 was soon almost as though the repulsive object had not 

 been met with. 



I soon afterwards arrived at a pool, where I proposed 

 stopping to breakfast, and also to fish, having in this pool, 

 when passing last year, whilst occupying a seat on a rock 

 overhanging it, observed some monstrous great fish bask- 

 ing ; for it was a scorching hot day, and the sun at high 

 meridian at the time. 



I tried the ' atta ' bait merely paste made very adhe- 

 sive but without more than one or two nibbles which 

 came to nothing : so knocked off and comforted the inner 

 man. While so employed, came by a 'gent' riding, 

 whom I saluted. I knew him to be in my rear, proceeding 

 to join the Trig, survey party which was before me some 

 days : asked him to dinner, and he accepted. 



Arrived at Chungir-ke-Serai, an old Akbar serai, on 

 the top of a hill overhanging the river a fine view of the 

 snowy range the features of the country rough, but pic- 

 turesque. I tried fishing again without success : enjoyed 

 a cool swim : returned and had to wait about three- 

 quarters of an hour for my guest, although he was close 

 at hand, and I sent to him two or three times. But, lo ! 



