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religion. From conversations which I had with him on 
religious subjects, I am inclined to think that he believes 
in the existence of one God eternal, which is not a part of 
the Buddhist religion; but, in truth, he is indifferent to all 
religions. I never saw him perform an act of devotion 
but once. A handsome image of Gautama stands in a 
recess in the audience chamber, before which, after the 
levee, many of the courtiers perform their devotions. 
His Majesty never does, on such occasions; but one day* 
while I was in the audience chamber alone, his Majesty 
came walking in in his usual brisk and lively manner. 
He looked about him, and, appearing to have nothing else 
to do, knelt before the image, made a hasty prayer and 
obeisance to it, and jumped up again, proceeding straight 
to the stables to see his favourite horses fed. 
Q. Have you ever been in the presence of her Majesty 
the Queen?— A. No; never. I was never presented to 
her Majesty ; but have seen her three or four times in 
the palace, passing and repassing. One day, I was sitting 
in the hall of audience, when the King and Queen came 
out together from the inner apartments : his Majesty at¬ 
tempted to introduce me, saying, “ This is the teacher I 
mentioned to you but the Queen looked another way, 
and would pay no attention, pulling the King along with 
her. She is much more haughty than his Majesty; and 
her character in all other respects differs widely from 
his, for she is reported to be avaricious, vindictive, intri¬ 
guing, and bigoted. She was the daughter of a petty 
officer, a superintendent of gaols. She was first the 
King’s concubine, when he was heir-apparent. Her in¬ 
fluence with his Majesty is so unbounded, that the Prince 
of Sarawadi and others of the Royal family have con¬ 
vinced themselves that she is a sorceress. No one dares 
hint at the obscurity of her origin. She has convinced 
