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every place, and that it was our intention to spend 
the sahbath at Mashow. Munameets, intent upon 
a fat cow, which the king had presented to us for 
slaughter, (and being jealous lest our taking it 
to Mashow might prevent the king there from 
giving us one,) said he could not travel with us if 
it rained. We assured him if it rained we had no 
more inclination to tr^ivel than he had. 
"While we remained in the dirty cattle-place, 
none came near us, except the principal men, who 
took their seats within the tent to observe our con- 
duct at meals ; but no sooner had we removed to 
a cleaner place than we were surrounded by men, 
women and children, from whence it appeared that 
nothing but the filth with which we had been en- 
vironed, prevented them from visiting us before. 
The king for the first time brought his two 
wives into the tent and introduced them ; but they 
appeared chiefly to have come to see our tea-pot, 
the fame of which had reached them. They 
viewed it with great attention, and expressed 
their astonishment with uplifted hands. When 
we began our breakfast, they all withdrew to 
the outside of the door, probably in conse- 
quence of a hint from our Matchappee inter- 
preter, where they sat in rows to witness our 
procedure, making their remarks with deafening 
elevation of voice. 
