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“ containing some confectionary, and, stretching out his arm, made a 
“ motion to his attendant, to give them to me. * * * * 
“ I found myself, though visiting an infant, under the necessity of 
“ saying something ; for it was hinted to me, that notwithstanding 
“he is unable to reply, it is not to be inferred that he cannot un- 
“ derstand.” He, the Captain, then made a brief speech, beginning 
with an allusion to his (the Lama’s) death in China and happy regenera- 
tion, and to the joy of the Govomor-General at this last auspicious 
event, and ending with a request for an extensive communication between 
his votaries and the dependants of the British Nation. “ The little 
creature turned,” writes Captain Turner, “ looking stedfastly towards 
“ me, with the appearance of much attention while I spoke, and nodded 
“ with repeated but slow movements of the head, as though he under- 
“ stood and approved every word, but could not utter a reply. * * 
“ His whole attention was directed to us ; he was silent and sedate, 
“ never once looking towards his parents ; * * * his be- 
“ havionr, on this occasion, appeared perfectly natural and spontaneous, 
“ and not directed by any external action, or sign of authority. * * 
“ Ho made the most expressive signs, and conducted himself with asto- 
“ nishing dignity and decorum. * * He had an animated expres- 
“ sion of countenance ; altogether, I thought him one of the handsomest 
“ children I had ever seen.” When a watch on another visit was 
presented to him, “ he admired it, but with gravity and without any 
“ childish emotion.” 1 
The work performed by Piiran Gir, when he himself as envoy of 
the Governor-General presented himself before the Regent of the minor 
Tashi Lama, has already been briefly noticed. In his journey through 
Bhutan, he received from the subjects of the Deb Raja the most ample 
and voluntary assistance to the frontier of his territory, and experienced 
upon the borders of Tibet such an unusually inclement weather by a 
heavy fall of snow as to leave him no doubt of his falling a victim to it, 
but an early change taking place, the party were enabled to advance. 
The mission reached Tashi Lhunpo on the 8th May, and Piiran Gir 
immediately presented himself at the Durbar of the Chanjo Kusho, 
Panchhen Ertini Nomankhan, and explained the object of his mission 
which was the same as the previous ones. The Gosain received a most 
favourable reception, as due to one in whom the late Lama, the Regent 
himself and the Governor- General of India reposed the utmost con- 
fidence and whom the people of Tibet and Bhutan venerated. Ho was 
introduced into the garden, where the young Lama 2 was then taking 
1 Turner, ibid., p. 334-36. 
* Then within his fourth year. 
