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abfurd, as it may appear to fome, not to claim from 

 me great attention, and confequently minute remark. 



Teeflioo Lama is at this time about 18 months of 

 age He did not fpeak a word, but made mod ex- 

 preflive figns, and conducted himfelf with aftonifhing 

 dignity and decorum. His complexion is of that hue 

 which in England we mould term rather brown, but 

 not without colour. His features good, fmall black 

 eyes, an animated exprefhon of countenance; and alto- 

 gether I thought him one of the handfomeft children I 

 had ever feen. I had but little converfation with the 

 father. He told me he had directions to entertain me 

 three days on account of Teeflioo Lama; and entreated 

 me with fo much earneftnefs to pafs another on his own 

 account, that I could not refill complying with his re- 

 queft. He then invited us for to-morrow to an enter- 

 tainment he propofed to make at a fmall diftance from 

 the Monaftery, which invitation having accepted, we 

 took our leave, and retired. 



In the courfe of the afternoon I was vifited by two 

 officers of the Lama's houfehold, both of whom are im- 

 mediately attendant on his perfon. They fat and con- 

 verfed with me fome time, enquired after Mr. Bogle, 

 whom both of them had feen ; and then remarking how 

 extremely fortunate it was the young Lama's having 

 regarded us with very particular notice, obferved on the 

 very ftrong partiality of the former Teeflioo Lama for 

 the Englijh, and that the prefent one often tried to utter 

 the name of the EngliJJi. I encouraged the thought, 

 hopeful that they would teach the prejudice to ftrength- 

 en with his encreafing age; and they affured me that 

 mould he, when he begins to fpeak, have forgot, they 

 would early teach him to repeat the name of Hajlings. 



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