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entirely out of my power, on account of the expense which 
would have attended the detention of the Marian ; for, unfor- 
tunately, I was positively enjoined by my orders to return in that 
vessel. . 
Under these circumstances I was under the disagreeable neces- 
sity, in compliance with my instructions, of delivering over his 
Majesty's letter and presents, designed for the Emperor, to the 
Ras. Accordingly, this was carried into execution, and the whole 
of the following week was employed in arranging the presents 
and presenting them at the court. The painted glass window, 
the picture of the Virgin Mary, and a handsome marble table, all 
of which fortunately arrived without accident, gave particular 
delight ; and they were sent immediately to be placed in the 
church at Chelicut, where I attended with the Ras to see them 
advantageously arranged. The table was converted into a commu- 
nion table, the picture suspended above it byway of an altar-piece, 
and the glass window put in a situation where it produced a re- 
markably pleasing, though not a very brilliant effect, owing 
to the peculiar construction of the church, which would not admit 
of its being exposed to the broad day-light. 
While this was passing, Mr. Pearce, at the Ras's desire, played 
on a hand organ, which had some time before been sent as a 
present fiom Captain Rudland, and, notwithstanding the instru- 
ment was considerably out of tune^ yet, I confess, that, from an 
association of ideas, I never listened to any thing like music with 
more delight. 
It is scarcely possible to convey an adequate idea of the 
admiration, which the Ras and his principal chiefs expressed, on 
