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Ferns and Ehododendrons, brought in by another man, are 
on the ground close to me. 
My dress was the puzzle, but it was finally agreed I should 
be as I was when in my best, a Thibetan in the main, wit)h 
just so much of EngHsh peeping out as should proclaim me 
no Bhotea, and as much of the latter as should vouchsafe my 
being a person of rank in the character. So I have on a 
large, loose, worsted Bhotea cloak, with very loose sleeves ; 
it is all stripes of blue, green, white, and red, and lined with 
scarlet. Enough is thrown back to show English pantaloons, 
and my lower extremities cased in Bhotea boots. My shirt 
collar is romantically loose and open, with a blue neckerchief, 
which and my projecting shirt wrists, show the EngHshman. 
My cap is also Thibetan, and only to be described thus : 
it is of pale gray felt, the upturned border stiff and bound 
with thin, black silk ribbon. On the top is a silver-mounted 
pebble, and a peacock's feather floats down my back. The 
latter are marks of rank. (April 25, 1849.) 
The sketch, begun in February and finished during April 
on Tayler's later visit to Darjiling, was sent to England that 
Fitch might make a copy for Sir Wilham. The copyist's prac- 
tised hand improved to some extent on the workmanship ; but 
in the interests of accuracy Hooker was constrained to write 
home (January 30, 1850) : ' The stream of water and fruits 
of Hodgsonia which Fitch has brought into the foreground are 
doubtless improvements, though the latter are anachronisms 
when coupled with Bhododendron flowers, the one being the 
offspring of May and the other of September.' Later, a 
third version of the scene, more successful both in composition 
and in technique, was made from Fitch's water-colour by Mr. 
Frank Stone. From the former, which is in the possession 
of Dr. Charles Hooker, of Cirencester, the accompanying 
illustration has been reproduced.^ 
The big dog introduced into the picture was Hooker's faithful 
companion during his second journey to the snows till the 
unhappy day when, owing to his incorrigible habit of running 
on to the shppery bamboo bridges, he fell into a torrent and 
1 Mr. Stone's verfeion belongs to Lady Hooker, Fitch's copy to Capt. J. S. 
Hooker. 
