226 ROUTE TO CAMBAT. 



compensation for the loss of his bird, but the veteran fal- 

 coner refused to accept it. We remained a week at the 

 delightful village and then bidding our hospitable friends 

 a sorrowful farewell, started for Cambay. The route 

 was pleasantly diversified with hill and dale, forest and 

 grassy plain ; but the heat was intense, .and travelling was 

 therefore extremely irksome. Towards night we entered 

 upon a well-cultivated country, and before dark, we were 

 within the limits of Cambay. 



