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it to them with your own hand. To those not entitled to attar, you 
give betel, more or less, either yourself, or by the hands of your 
attendants. As the Rajah of Benares was prevented from being 
present only by indisposition, I sent him by his brother a handsome 
gold watch, and gave another to the boy himself. He had never 
been worth one before, and I never saw joy more visibly depicted 
in a countenance than it was in his when he received it. 
The whole was not over till one o'clock, when I returned heartily 
tired to the General's. I was engaged to dine at Mr. Neave's, where 
I made an attempt to get the Sanscrit plates, but without success ; 
though he admitted, that it was originally the intention of the 
Prince to have given them to me. 
March 16. — In the evening I took leave of my hospitable and 
friendly host. I had uniformly found myself at home, during my 
stay with him, and had every reason to be grateful for his atten- 
tions, and evident wish to make it agreeable. He promised to 
meet me at Chunar on my return, which is properly his head- 
quarters, and escort me back to this place. I departed at nine, 
attended by Mr. Salt. The night was at first sultry, but it afterwards 
became so cool as to make me use all my coverings. At five in the 
morning I arrived at the house of Mr. Deane, situated about a mile 
from the town of Juanpore. 
I found Mr. Deane up, and his curricle at the door, which we 
immediately mounted to visit the town of Juanpore. It is situated 
on the Goomty river, so named, like the ancient Meander, from its 
winding course. The castle rises considerably above the level of 
the country, and is venerable in its ruins. Our road lay on the 
opposite side of the river, through the midst of monuments and 
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