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their coolness, and supplied me with exquisite water to 

 mix with the juice of my pomegranates, and occasion- 

 ally with brandy. We were overtaken by some pea- 

 sants, who came from the hills by a nearer way, and 

 brought the king's present of a cow with her calf, and 

 a she-goat with two kids : they had apparently been 

 selected for their beauty, and were brought safe to 

 Bengal. The prospects, which had so greatly de- 

 lighted me the preceding day, had not lost their 

 charms, though they wanted the recommendation of 

 novelty ; but I must confess, that the most delightful 

 object in that day's walk, of near ten miles, was the 

 Black Frigate, which I discerned at sunset from a 

 rock near the prince's gardens. Close to the town I 

 was met by a native, who, perceiving me to be weary, 

 opened a very fine cocoa-nut, which afforded a delici- 

 ous draught : he informed me, that one of his coun- 

 trymen had been punished that afternoon for a theft 

 on board the Crocodile, and added, that, in his opi- 

 nion, the punishment was no less just than the offence 

 was disgraceful to his country. The offender, as I 

 afterwards learned, was a youth of good family, who 

 had married a daughter of old Alwl, but, being left 

 alone for a moment in the cabin, and seeing a pair of 

 blue Morocco slippers, could not resist the tempta- 

 tion, concealed them so ill under his gown, that he 

 was detected with the mainer. This proves, that no 

 principle of honour is instilled by education into 

 the gentry of this island : even Ahvl, when he had 

 observed that, " in the month of Ramadan, it was 

 " not lawful to paint with hinna, or to tell lies" and 

 when I asked, whether both were lawful all the rest of 

 the year, answered, that " lies were innocent, if no 

 *' man was injured by them." Tumuni took his leave, 

 as well satisfied as myself with our excursion. I told 

 him, before his master, that I transferred also to him 

 the dollars, which were due to me out of the three 

 guineas ; and that, if ever they should part, 1 should 



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