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and my belongings down to the foot of 

 the mountains, and, acting on this reso- 

 lution, I at once started my bearer off 

 to make arrangements. He very soon 

 returned, bringing me a message that 

 every coolie was engaged in carrying up 

 stores for a sanddgar, (native merchant) 

 so that I could not have any till the day 

 after ; there was nothing for it but to wait 

 with patience till it suited their conve- 

 nience to attend to me. In the mean time 

 Smith, who was not returning to his 

 regiment for another month, and who was 

 delighted at my unexpected delay in 

 starting, proposed that we should have a 

 walk in the bazaar, which is the place 

 where all the shops are situated, and where 

 all the business is transacted ; so we put 

 on our hats, after lighting our cheroots, 

 and started off for our stroll. 



