494 A JOURNEY TO LAKE 



In the courfe of this morning two perfons had come from Negi 

 Bhawani Sinh s with a letter requeuing the loan of one hundred 

 and one rupees to be repaid either in carnage of articles, in provifion 

 or in fpecie, with intereft at 2 percent per menfem, and a bond for the 

 amount, along with a flatement of the prices at which we mould 

 receive provifions. He faid, that he underflood we were delayed, 

 and ad vi fed our getting on quickly. 



In the evening Amer Singh, the fon of the Seyana Ar jun^ de- 

 clared to the Pandit, that, if we would place confidence in him, he 

 would take our baggage to the frontier, would make an arrangement 

 with the Deba by becoming furety for us, and would go with us to 

 Manfarowar, after which he would fettle in Jowar, as he was appre- 

 henfive, that the Negi would have recourfe to fome harfh meafures 

 with him, in conlequence of his quarrelling with Jow aha r Singh, 

 and caufing his fervanfc to be beaten. He faid if the council at Gomfale 

 were friendly, it would be well ; if not, he had five bullocks, and would 

 fee what was to be done in refpeel; to the further number required. 

 His father was convinced, that we were perfons to be depended up- 

 on, and was privy to the tranfaftion. As it feemed on many accounts 

 preferable to take the Dabd road, the old Pandit on our part went 

 to the father and fon in the night, to take their oaths for the perform- 

 ance of their covenant. The next day Hardeb returned with an 

 account of Nathus's brother having repented of his declaration, of Ram- 

 kishen's flacknefs, and of his not being able to purchafe any bullocks 

 although at double their value. It has been agitated whether the 

 Seyanas, altogether, mall become furetics for us : but as yet this motion 

 has been negatived. Once it was propofed, that we fhould leave our 

 property at NUt, and go on with clothes and provision alone. This 

 was of courfe rejecled by us as ridiculous. It was then fubmitted, 



