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CHAPTER L.

PLEASANT DAYS IN CAMP.

1838, January 8th.

Jellalabad—Menhdī Bridge—The Resident of Gwalior—Difficulty of
Crossing the Sands of the Ganges—Imrutpūr—Marching under the
Flag of the Resident of Gwalior—Khāsgunge—The Tombs of Colonel
Gardner and his Begam—Mulka Begam—Style of March—Pleasure of
a Life in Tents—The Fort of Alligarh—The Racers—The 16th
Lancers present a Shield to Mr. Blood—The Monument—The Kos-Minār—Koorjah
and Solitude—Meeting of Old Friends—Meerut—The
Officers of the Artillery give a Ball to the Governor-General and his
Party—The Sūraj Kūnd—The Buffs add to the Gaiety of the Station—The
Artillery Theatre—The Pilgrim Tax abolished at Allahabad 182


CHAPTER LI.

RUINS OF DELHI.

1838, February. Happiness of being alive—March from Meerut to Delhi—Method of Stealing a Camel—Delhi—The Church—Monument erected to William Frazer, Esq., B.C.S.—The Canal of Paradise—Mimic Warfare—Tomb of Humaioon—Fort of Feroze Shāh—Masjid of Zeenut al Nissa—Masjid of Roshun-ool-Dowla—Datisca Cannabina—Mimosa Scandens—Washing by Steam—The Kutab Minār—Ancient Colonnades—Kutab kí Lāt—Unfinished Minār 191 CHAPTER LII. ANCIENT DELHI—THE ZENĀNA GHĀR. 1838, February 22nd.

Ancient Delhi—The Bā'olī—Tombs of Shah'ālam, Bahādur Shah, and
Akbar Shah—The Zenāna Ghār—Extent of the Ruins—The Observatory—Palace
of Shāhjahānabad—The Zenāna—Hyat-ool-Nissa Begam—Poverty
of the Descendants of Tamurlane—The Effect of a Zenāna
Education on Man and Woman—Death of Prince Dara Bukht—The
Dewanī Am—The Dewanī Khas—The Palace—The Shah-burj—Gardens
of Shalimar—Ruins of Palaces and Baths—The Modern City—Tees
Hazzari Bagh—The Madrissa—The Jama Masjid—The Kala
Masjid—Plan of the City of Delhi—Quitted Delhi, and returned to
Meerut—Tomb of Pīr Shah 207