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the royal house by a long covering which 

 was extended and estahUshed a shaded 

 passage between these two appartments. 

 The whole was adorned with standards oi 

 every kind and with banderols of every co- 

 lour, and presented a rural but agreeable 

 aspect. We were then introduced into a 

 tent wliich appeared to be one of those ap- 

 plied to the service of the king. We had 

 scarcely sat down, when the king lilmself 

 entered, accompanied by his brother; both 

 took their places in a part of tlie tent adorn- 

 ed with draperies, forming a sort of throne. 

 The king was dressed in a baju of red vel- 

 vet with gold embroidery, a sdk sarong of 

 a brown colour, and trousers about the 

 same, with a silk handkerchief surrounding 

 bis head; his brother had a violet velvet 

 haju, a blue sarong, and the rest of his 

 dress much about the same as the kings. 

 After the usual forms of civility, we asked 

 the necessary permission to visit several 



