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scene. The tunes were European, and formed a whimsical con- 
trast with every thing else, which was truly Asiatic. After dinner 
we adjourned to the opposite building, through a lane of double 
silver branches, with attar placed on stands between each. Being 
seated at the extremity in a circle, a nautch was brought forward, 
to which we patiently attended for some time. His Excellency has 
no females that excel in that line. As it was my farewell visit, the 
trays of presents were produced as usual, and for form sake, I was 
pressed to accept them. This I declined, but took the pair of 
shawls: the jewels offered were handsome; the number of trays 
was seventeen. 
July ^5.— I called on his Excellency in the morning, to see some 
drawings of the different people who compose his establishment. 
There has not been time to finish them all, but such as were done 
he presented to me. A complete collection would be very interest- 
ing, and I have requested that they may be continued. His Excel- 
lency, with six of his sons, arrived at about seven o'clock to return 
my leave-taking visit. After dinner I tendered him twenty-one 
trays, and his son seventeen trays of the usual articles, which, after 
a little scruple, were accepted. He made many very polite speeches, 
and begged earnestly that he might hear of my welfare. After 
having presented him with attar, I took my leave with three cor- 
dial embraces. 
It was not without feelings of regret that I took my final leave 
of his Highness Saadut Ali Khan, after a residence of four months 
at his capital, during which time I had constantly experienced 
the most flattering attentions from him. Every morning he sent 
me a supply of ice and fruit; and, as he found that I would not 
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