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meats, poultry, game, and the most de- 

 licious curries I ever tasted. The Indian 

 curry is much superior to that made in 

 England, as the vegetables and herbs 

 supplying the curry stuff are gathered 

 fresh every day or so, and this causes the 

 flavour of the dish to be much finer. 



The following morning the kotwal came 

 to enquire how I was, and if I had any- 

 thing to complain of which he could 

 remedy ; I told him I had no complaints 

 to make, but that I should require a 

 thousand rupees (a hundred pounds) by 

 the following morning, for which I would 

 give him a bill on the English Treasury 

 in Calcutta. To this he made no objec- 

 tion, but said he would like to present me 

 with the money if I would accept it ; but 

 I was firm in insisting it should only be a 

 loan, and that I would repay him as I had 



