270 SOME GARDEN CONTRASTS 



of the grounds. At one end of the garden, under 

 a line of fine old trees, several white marble 

 shrines were built. These should have overlooked 

 a large bathing tank, but the regulations of the 

 station not permitting a sheet of stagnant water 

 at close quarters to other bungalows, it had to be 

 abandoned after being half dug out. And yet, 

 had the tank been a shallow paved reservoir 

 filled and refilled by fountains after the old 

 fashion, there could have been no objection to it. 

 But the only fountains in the garden were two 

 large basins right and left of the main entrance, 

 each surrounded by elaborate parterres made 

 after the Mughal style, which is not yet quite 

 forgotten in the gardens of Central India. In 

 contrast with these was the round English lawn, 

 presently to be adorned, so I was told, by a bust of 

 His Majesty, the King-Emperor. 



In another part of the grounds a terrace had 

 been constructed decorated with chabutras bear- 

 ing picturesque garden vases. These overlooked 

 a large plot set apart for football or, perhaps, 

 cricket. Then, across the wide mown lawns one 

 came upon a quaint element of the old para- 

 disiacal idea, the tame fawns pacing restlessly 

 round and round, seeking to escape from their 



