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his own responsibility, supplied him with guides and vessels 

 to convey him out of reach of his pursuers. Ragobah's behaviour 

 to the nabob sufficiently indicated that he had not forgot his treat- 

 ment; especially when addressing Sir Charles, he said aloud in 

 full durbar, " You are indeed my friend! you did far more for me 

 than my father Badjerow: he gave me life; you saved that life, 

 and with it, preserved my honour and my life!" Having made 

 this speech, Ragobah presented each guest with a leaf of spices 

 and betel nut, and sprinkling us with rose-water, concluded the 

 visit. 



At this interview Ragobah was dressed in a short muslin vest, 

 rich drawers, and a profusion of jewels; the nabob wore a plain 

 muslin robe, and small white turban, adorned only with a fresh 

 gathered rose. State elephants, led horses, and all kind of Asiatic 

 pomp had been prepared for Ragobah's procession from the tents 

 to a house provided for him in the city, whither the nabob, the 

 commander in chief, and the principal English gentlemen then 

 attended him. The heat and dust during the cavalcade were almost 

 insupportable, and the crowd of spectators immense. On leaving 

 Ragobah, the commander and his staff repaired to the factory, and 

 remained for several days with Sir Charles Malet, until a camp 

 was formed on the plains of Narranseer, a little distance from the 

 city. The nabob, in the style of Eastern hospitality, sent us a 

 superb dinner of fifty covers, cooked in the Mogul taste; consist- 

 ing of pilaurs, keb-abs, curries, and other savoury dishes, with a 

 profusion of rice variously dressed in the most delicate manner. 

 This was repeated for several clays. 



Ragobah afterwards removed to a summer-palace belonging 



