224 TRAVELS IN 
for halting. It was a verdant and delightful 
valley, watered by a rivulet ; and it appeared 
the more agreeable, as amidft thefe hideous 
mountains we had feen before nothing but 
objeds of horror. 
At fight of this charming valley, my peo- 
ple forgot all their paft fatigues, and were 
equally regardlefs of thofe that were to come. 
The vicinity even of tigers, which had fo 
much frightened them, no longer engaged 
their thoughts. They all joined in requefting 
that I would flop, and allow them to pafs the 
night in this delightful fpot; to which I con- 
fented the more readily, as it afforded excel- 
lent water for ourfelves and very good paftu- 
rage for my cattle. 
While my camp was preparing, I afcend- 
ed the rivulet, to recreate myfelf with the 
beauties of its banks. After a few windings 
I arrived at a rock, hollowed in the fliape of a 
grotto, where the ftream took its rife, and 
where Its cool limpid water formed a bafon. 
And here, worn out with fatigue, I could not 
refill the tempt^ition of enjoying the pleafure 
of the bath. 
This relief comforted and refrefhed me ; 
and 
