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as near as I was allowed, quietly gathering rhododendron- 

 seeds by the way. At the camping-ground we were 

 again separated, at which I remonstrated with the 

 Dingpun, also complaining of his people's insolent 

 behaviour towards their prisoner, which he promised 

 should be discontinued. 



The next day we reached Rungpo, where we halted 

 for further instructions : our tents were placed apart, but 

 we managed to correspond by stealth. On the 10th of 

 November we were conducted to Tumloong : a pony was 

 brought for me, but I refused it, on seeing that Campbell 

 was treated with great indignity, and obliged to follow at 

 the tail of the mule ridden by the Dingpun, who thus 

 marched him in triumph up to the village. 



I was taken to a house at Phadong, and my fellow tra- 

 veller ay as confined in another at some distance to the east- 

 ward, a stone's throw below the Rajah's ; and thrust into 

 a little cage-like room. I was soon visited by an old 

 Lama, who assured me that we were both perfectly safe, 

 but that there were many grievances against Campbell. 

 The Soubah arrived shortly after, bringing me compli- 

 ments, nominally in the Rajah's name, and a substantial 

 present, consisting of a large cow, sheep, fowls, a brick of 

 tea, bags of rice, flour, butter, eggs, and a profusion of 

 vegetables. I refused to take them on the friendlv terms 

 on which they were brought, and only accepted them as 

 provisions during my detention. I remonstrated again 

 about our separation, and Avarned the Soubah of the 

 inevitable consequence of this outrage upon the repre- 

 sentative of a friendly poAver, travelling under the authority 

 of his own government, unarmed and without escort : he 

 was greatly perplexed, and assured me that Campbell's 

 detention Avas only temporary, because he had not given 



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