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when knocked at, was opened by a liughingugly fellow, who pointed 

 to four coils of fliawl wool, for which a bargain was immediately {truck. 



.We were delired to make another turn round the temple, and were 

 afterwards led up two very deep flights of flairs towards the Lamas 

 apartments. Over the firfl door hung a firing to which were attached 

 fome leaden pipes, in imitation of the iron ones ufed for fmoking. 

 In an open apartment, up a third flight of flairs, furrounded by a veranda, 

 on a fmall and thin cufhion placed upon an old mat, the bifhop of the 

 diocefe was feated. We each made a prefent of a rupee, and three for 

 the Gelums ; the latter he would not touch, but fent For the fleward to 

 take charge of, and ordered that they mould fay prayers for us three 

 times ; after which the money fhould be divided amongfl them. His 

 manners were mild and conciliating. To our interpreter he fignified 

 that he did not approve of our deflgn of building a hofpice at Mdnfaro* 

 var. We flated, that we fhould attend to his opinions, even if our 

 money had been in greater plenty than it now was. 



At the fuggeftion of Mr. H. I laid the firing of beads, which I ufu- 

 ally wore round my neck at his feet. He was flruck with the circuni- 

 flance, rofe, beckoned to two Gelums to accompany him, and after 

 a fhort abfence, returned with a pot of four milk, fome butter in a 

 bladder, a kind of cheefe and a cake of f wee t meats, which it was figni- 

 fled, was confidered fo good as to be thought worthy of being prefent- 

 ed to the deity. He alfo brought a firing of wooden beads, which he 

 defired me to accept, as a mark of friendfhip in return for mine, and 

 which I accordingly put on; we departed highly pleafed with the man- 

 ners of the prelate. In the evening, we paid a friendly vifit to the 

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