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the weather \vas very hot., in which case it was 

 under a Shumeeana (awning) where they 

 were amused with knotching, (dancing) per- 

 formed by ten or more sets of dancing girls; 

 each set consisting of from four to eight cour- 

 tezans, and nearly the same number of musi- 

 cians, who always accompanied the Vizier on 

 these occasions. 



In this manner, from ten to fifteen, or twen- 

 ty days were spent, before they arrived at the 

 spot determined on for their halting place, 

 where they expected to meet with abundance 

 of large game : such as tigers, lions, panthers, 

 leopards, buffaloes &c. &c. Here they fixed 

 their encampment ; arid from this time their 

 sporting was conducted on a much more 

 grand and formidable scale; though to an 

 European who never witnessed such scenes, 1 

 consider the line of march equally amusing. 

 The first day or two was usually spent in ar- 

 ranging their encampment, market &c. in 

 making inquiry aftergame, and in preparing 

 every thing for the field. All the elephants 



