238 GANJAM. 



according to our respective physical 

 powers, we looked in triumph from the 

 summit across a thickly wooded country 

 on to the white line of surf that marks 

 the coast, and examined and wondered 

 over the ancient carvings which had sur- 

 vived their history so many centuries. 



Although great men in India are little 

 used to physical exertion, the Raja of 

 Mundasa carried out his resolution with 

 great spirit; and when his litter broke 

 down, he completed the ascent on foot, 

 and bivouacked on the summit with his 

 followers. Near the top, two young 

 ofl&cers of our party overtook him, 

 seated on a rock to rest ; he made them 

 sit beside him for awhile, and such con- 

 versation ensued as is possible between 

 regimental Hindostani on the one part, 



