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I went to the kotwal of the village, to his 

 surprise, for no one had the least idea 

 where I had sprung from. I demanded a 

 horse and an escort to the next village, 

 and, in the meantime, a hut to be assigned 

 to me during my stay in his district : I 

 also asked for the use of two tattus for my 

 followers, and afterwards ordered one of 

 the bazaar merchants to be desired to 

 attend on me with patterns of cloths from 

 which to select a suit of clothes not be- 

 fore I wanted them, as I was nearly re- 

 duced to rags, and they were in a filthy 

 condition. The chief magistrate expressed 

 the pleasure he felt at seeing the sahib 

 safe and well, and said he and everything 

 he had, was at my disposal, including 

 even his wives and children. He said 

 that if I would rest for a few days, by that 

 time he could procure a horse that was 



