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such as the arrU [il of a ship, to induce him to 

 rise earlier; and Ih- dors not retire to rc<t until 

 three a. iw., after jiiiioking' a pij)e of opium. The 

 old gentleman must have been guilty of an ex- 



su I n k c a 1 Kill of «)|}ttiiil ill fotlt days. His highness 



is only eighteen vears of a^T, and has not at pre- 

 sent tlie appearance of an opium smoker : it must 

 hav« been the c|uantity consumed by the rajah 

 ^ttd Ms nuifxieirdm foUoweri l^at memt^ the 

 wlifdc of which wita pliiced to the ]Najali*£( ll^doual;; 

 Pipes of opium worv offered to its to regale OTli?«- 

 selves, but of course were refused.* 



After some delay, the rajah came to vi^it us^ 

 having jn&t rld^^m Ms cmeh^ tmwaslted, id^d 

 attired hi xmcleaa ganii«»t^r* He shook hands* 



in the European manlierji With tlie party j and 

 then, liaviog but little to say, from want of some 

 other employment, he amused liimself with my 

 Imeet box^, suit the inserts phdei hi them mm- 

 fixed by pins : this led to an explanation of my 

 professional pursuits, and its collateral branches ; 

 but as the subject was ratlier Ijeyond liis com- 

 prehcnsitHi, Jn; became atliatted from it to a 



* We were ijiforiwed, that a law had been made by the 

 Iat6 m]&% which stitl remflitt^ In fbtce, that any oattve ifc^ 

 biug, or otherwise ill-usi'ngv a Eurofietin in his territory, 

 should b»e his right hand* 



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