CHAPTER XVI. 



A proposed Visit A native Cavalcade The Ceremonies of the 

 Mulakat or Visit Arrival Departure Punctiliousness of 

 native Etiquette Anecdote in point Another Cow killed 

 A dead Panther brought in Incident in Travelling Eiding 

 Panthers Lions " Eiding a Pig." 



FATIGUE and drink had somewhat knocked up 

 the Shikarees, who professed themselves next day 

 unable to mark down any game having probably 

 not gone out at all. Manajee, with half-a-dozen of 

 his fellow-villagers, had followed the camp to its 

 new ground, and taken up his residence under a 

 neighbouring tree. 



The last two had been days of rather severe work, 

 so the hunters themselves were not reluctant to take 

 a rest^ 



During the forenoon, a herald came in from some 

 petty chieftains Rajpoots, whose dwelling was about 

 three or four miles away and announced that, if 

 convenient to the gentlemen, his masters proposed 

 a '"inulakat" in other words paying them a 

 visit that afternoon At the same time an official 



