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Other Bramin in office about the Deo, with whom I 

 formed an acquaintance, in view to gathering the in- 

 formation detailed in this letter ; and a Bruhmucha- 

 ree from Bunarus, who was our constant v-oinpanion, 

 and seemed to care little for any other society. 



About 9 o'clock we were informed that the Deo, 

 who intuitively knew of our visit, had tinished his 

 prayers, and would see us, we accordingly proceeded, 

 and after entering an extensive walled enclosure by 

 a, fortitied gateway, were seatc^d on carpets in a sort 

 of veranda on a confined scale, into which a small 

 door, not more than thiee feet by two, led from an 

 apartment in which we learned the Deo then \vas : 

 through this door none but Bramhis were admitted. 

 In two or three minutes the door opened, close to 

 Avhich sat the holy man, if it be lawful to call him 

 Uian, on a shawl thrown over a seat a little raised, 

 •with another sha\rl over his head and shoulders : we 

 immediately arose, and made a respectful sulam, and 

 presented our offering, consisting of a cocoa-nut 

 each, and a handful of rupees, about thirty. The 

 Deo at first took very little or no notice of us, or the 

 present, which was removed by an attending 

 Bramin. I'resently he cast his eyes full on us, and 

 surveyed us attentively, but v. i idly ; and suddenly 

 moving his head, he fixed his eyes with knitted 

 "broM's on the ground, and soon as suddenl}' viewed 

 us again. Silence was now broken by our Bramins 

 explaining to those attending who we were, (the 

 Deo was supposed to know all about us,) and pre- 

 sently the Deo himself spoke. He desired we would 

 tell our names, which we did, and proceeded to tell 

 our business also, namely, " to bring a letter from 

 His Britannic Majesty to Sree Muxt, (the 

 Peshua,) which had been delivered the day before, 

 and that now having paid our respects to AIaharaj," 

 (as the Deo is addressed in conversation,) " we had 

 little else to do in this country, and should, after a 



visit 



