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to rest quietly in his grave even ; for, if his body he 
not buried very deep, they will dig him thence, and 
bury as much of him again as they can consume 
in their hungry bellies. In their rivers are many 
crocodiles, and — latet anguis in herba — on the land 
not a few overgrown snakes, with other venomous 
and pernicious creatures.” Could Terry return to 
his earthly wanderings, and take up his abode for a 
few days among the ruins of Gawilgliur, it is pos- 
sible that he might be induced to form as charitable 
an opinion of the jackals and other harmful beasts 
of prey, as he ultimately did concerning the lizards, 
which he has described as being 44 shaped likely unto 
crocodiles, of a sad green colour, and but little crea- 
tures, the fear of whom presents itself mostly to the 
eye ; for,” says he, 44 1 do not know of a certainty 
that they are in anywise hurtful.” The natives of 
Gawiighur affirm, that notwithstanding the great 
numbers of these formidable fellow-citizens, they are 
never so “abundantly disquieted by the ferocity and 
rapaciousness of them” as was the 44 heart -affright- 
ened” Terry. 
There are the remains of many extensive tanks or 
reservoirs within the fort. Some of them are still 
filled with water, and must have been remarkably 
handsome, when in repair, especially that called the 
Deo Talab, pool of Mahadeo, who is the tutelar god 
of the place, under the name of Bulla-ji. Upon an emi- 
nence near the Deo Talab is a pretty little temple dedi- 
