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satisfaction, and, for the first time, we found ourselves among people 
who were above begging. In the course of the day, Subagadis took 
an opportunity of speaking to me about the unfortunate dissensions 
in his family. The Ras, he said, had ordered his father's country to 
be equally divided between himself and his brother Thadoo ; but 
the latter, dissatisfied with his share, had ever since been continually 
plundering all his villages, as well as many others belonging to the 
neighbouring chiefs. He observed, very properly, that a country 
thus divided could never prosper ; and he hoped, as he was the 
elder brother, that I would use all my interest with the Ras, to have 
him reinstated in the whole of his father's possessions; begging, at 
the same time, that I would speak to the Ras as soon as possible on 
the subject, as the present was the month for the annual settlement 
of the provinces. He also washed me to represent to the Ras, that, 
although his order for supplying us with provision and other ne- 
cessaries at the villages through which we passed, had been regu- 
larly transmitted to Thadoo 's people, yet no preparations had been 
made. In answer to this, I told him, that I was only a stranger going 
to the Ras, and that therefore my interest could not be consider- 
able ; that it was not my business to meddle with state affairs ; but 
that, as he had treated us with great hospitality, I would certainly 
do him all the service in my power. I then presented him with 
a piece of muslin, with which he was greatly pleased, saying, that 
I had been much more liberal than he had any reason to expect ; 
and, taking me by the hand, declared that he should ever think 
of me as a friend. In return, I only begged of him, that if he should 
ever meet w ith Englishmen again, he would exercise towards them 
the same kindness that he had shewn to us. 
