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His suwarry was not numerous or splendid. His chief mark of 
dignity was a white umbrella, which in this country gives a parti- 
cular title of honour. Tondiman wished much for one, but it would 
have been so cruel a mortification to the Rajah had he received it 
from the Madras government, that they only sent him two silver 
sticks. His horses were fine, and his servants very neat. He had 
several red flags with him, and his courtiers had perpendicular 
shades that kept off the sun: others had coloured umbrellas. His 
band, also, and tom-toms, were with him. I received him on the 
steps, and led him to a couch, placing him on my right hand. He 
requested to see Mr. Salt's drawings, which were shown to him : 
he made several judicious remarks upon them, and expressed him- 
self highly pleased. He sat near an hour with me, and, on his de- 
parture, received from me exactly the same presents that he had 
given me the day before. He was obliged to take oflP his turban 
to have the flowers and jewels put round his neck; his Mahratta 
turban being too large for them to go over. His courtiers had pre- 
sents according to their rank. On departing, he earnestly requested 
to hear fi^om me, and expressed many wishes for my safe arrival in 
England. 
It is singular that a man educated among Christians, with an ex- 
cellent understanding, should be a slave to the Hindoo superstition ; 
yet the Brahmins have not apparently a more strict follower than 
the Rajah, though in every thing else a man of liberal sentiments, 
and even more than indulgent to the Danish Missionaries that live 
in his country, extending his protection to the Catholics, who have, 
nominally, added to their flock a considerable number of the lowest 
order of Hindoos. After the observations that I have been obliged 
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