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the garden of Yueng-ming-yuen ; and, during the entertainment, I caused to 
be brought, in presence of all the court, the various articles I designed for 
him, and which I added to those already presented. 
After the entertainment he repaired, with the principal persons of his 
suite, to the Miao of the ampliation of charity, and to that of concord. He 
offered up prayers in the one and in the other, for the prosperity of my reign, 
and for the benefit and happiness of every living creature. 
The Funjun Irtinnee, in undertaking a journey of twenty thousand Iys, to 
contribute to the celebrity of my Ouan-cheou e , did more than sufficient, to 
entitle him to all the distinctions, that could evince my sense of his kindness ; 
but the air of satisfaction and pleasure, which diffused itself on all around 
him, and which he himself manifested, whenever he was admitted to my 
presence, impressed on my mind, one of the most exquisite gratifications it 
ever felt. I remarked, with a peculiar sentiment of affection, that he never 
once spoke to me on the subject of his return. He seemed disposed to fix his 
abode near my person. But, alas! how uncertain are the events of this 
life ! 
On the twentieth of the tenth moon, the Punjun Irtinnee felt himself 
indisposed. I was informed of it, and instantly sent my physicians to visit 
him. They reported to me that his complaints were serious, and even 
dangerous. I did not hesitate to go to him in person, in order to judge 
myself of his situation. He received me with the same tokens of pleasure, 
that he had ever shewn when admitted to my presence; and from the words 
full of satisfaction, with which he addressed me, I might have conceived that 
he was in the complete enjoyment of health. It was, however, far otherwise; 
and the venom of the small-pox, had already spread itself through all parts of 
his body. 
The second day of the eleventh moon, his disorder was pronounced to be 
incurable. The Punjun Irtinnee suddenly changed his corporeal dwelling f . 
The afflicting intelligence was immediately communicated to me. The shock 
e Seventieth birthday. 
f This is the consecrated term, to say that he had ceased living, or that he died. P. Amiot. 
