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the political agent the very first oppor- 

 tunity I had. I also sternly asked this 

 fellow what he had to do with it, and how it 

 was that they had induced him to take so 

 much interest in my accepting their paltry 

 present. He seemed confounded at my 

 having detected his little game, and 

 retired quite abashed and humbled. The 

 next morning I overtook him on the 

 march, and he attracted my attention by 

 the lowness of salaam and the abject 

 respect with which he treated me. He 

 begged I would send by him a chit, or 

 note, to the political agent, who was 

 travelling with our army, which he in- 

 formed me was some two hundred miles 

 ahead of me : he told me all was satis- 

 factorily arranged with the Nepaulese, 

 and that I should be treated with the 

 greatest respect and consideration in all 



