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fixed stedfastly upwards, and his finger on his lip as in deep 

 thought, he silently withdrew, fearful of* a reprimand for the intru- 

 sion. Towards morning, hearing no call for medicine or assistance, 

 so contrary to former practice, the gentleman, accompanied by the 

 physician, once more approached the bed, and beheld the patient 

 exactly in the same situation. On speaking they received no an- 

 swer, and the doctor venturing to feel his pulse, found he had been 

 dead several hours. His remains were carried to Bombay, and 

 buried in the church with the honours due to his high station. 



The second anecdote relates to the same brahmin, and was as 

 well known to the inhabitants of Bombay as the former. I have 

 suppressed all family occurrences in these volumes, and generally 

 curtailed every thing immediately respecting myself. I might 

 otherwise have mentioned that I landed at Bombay in my seven- 

 teenth year, unknown, friendless, and forsaken, except by the 

 worthy character who commanded the ship which carried me to 

 India. His kindness during the voyage was unremitted, and for a 

 period of forty-six years I have enjoyed his friendship. He still 

 lives a fine instance of green old age, and now near fourscore, is the 

 delight of the elegant circle in which he moves. On leaving Eng- 

 land I might, like most other youth who enter the company's ser- 

 vice, have had letters of recommendation from the directors, for 

 the chairman and deputy were my father's friends, and offered an 

 appointment either at Bengal, Madras, or Bombay. A relation, 

 who was then going out as chief supracargo to Mocha, fixed it for 

 the latter, that I might sail in the same ship with himself, and pro- 

 ceed entirely under his care without other patronage. He promised 

 to be my guardian and protector, and introduce me properly at 



