CHAPTER XXIV. 



THE CITY OF BAROCHE. THE JUNGLES AGAIN. 

 RHINOCEROS. ANTELOPE. CAMP IN THE JUN- 

 GLE. ALARM. A LION. 



THE city of Baroche has greatly declined of late years. 

 We found it poor and mean, with narrow, dirty streets, 

 and low houses built of sun-burned bricks. The surrounding 

 country appeared fertile and well-cultivated, but there was 

 an absence of trees, and the villages had a dingy aspect. 

 The Nerbudda is there about two miles wide, and very 

 shallow. There were a large number of small vessels in 

 front of the city, but we were informed that the trade was 

 not of much importance. As the climate was hot and un- 

 healthy, and our Parsees did not seem contented, we only 

 remained a single day in Baroche, and then resumed our 

 route. 



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