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CHAPTER LVI.

ELEVATION OF THE HIMALAYA.

1838, September. The Great Peak of Bhadrināth—No Glaciers in the Snowy Ranges—Ceremonies performed on visiting Holy Places—Kedarnāth—Moira Peak—Gangoutrī—The Jaunti Peak—Jumnotrī—The Himalaya Range formed by Mahadēo—Palia Gadh—The Dewtas—Bandarponch—H[)u]noomān—The Cone—Height of the Himalayas 260 CHAPTER LVII. DEPARTURE FROM THE HILLS. 1838, September 8th.

Family Sorrows—The Snowy Ranges after the Rains—Hill Birds—The
Park—Hill Boundaries—Stables on Fire—Opening of the Keeree Pass—Danger
of passing through it—Dēobund—Return to Meerut—The
Tomb of Jaffir Sāhib—Chiri-mārs—Country Horses—The Theatre of
the 16th Lancers—Colonel Arnold's Farewell Ball—His Illness—Opinions
respecting the War—The Lancers ordered to Afghānistan—Ghurmuktesur
Ghāt—Country Boats—Khobarah, the Hill Dog—Sancho—A
Dilemma—Gūnths—Knocked over by a Buffalo—Fathīgarh—Dhobīs—Cawnpore—Sāl
and Teak Trees—Deism—Points of Faith—The
Power of the Brahmāns—A Converted Hindū—Sneezing an Ill
Omen—The Return of the Pilgrim 271


CHAPTER LVIII.

DEPARTURE FROM ALLAHABAD—THE THREE WISHES.

1838, November.

Arrival at Allahabad—Visit to the Mahratta Camp—The Three Wishes—The
Ticca Wife—The Farewell of her Highness the Bāiza Bā'ī—How
to dispose of a Wife—The Būndelās—Price of Children—The
Pillar in the Fort—Voyage down the River—Anwarī p. 329] Fish—A Lady
Overboard—An Accident—The Sīta Khūnd—The Army of the Indus—Meeting
of the Governor-General and Runjeet Singh—The Camel
Battery—Lord Auckland's Visit to Runjeet's Camp—The Koh-i-nūrr?]—The
Rajpūt Tray—A Pahārī Dress—The Ayha's Stratagem—An
Escape on the River—Natives afraid of Cadets—The Panchayatyāt]—Fear
of Poison—Berhampūr—The Nawāb, the Merchant, and the Palkī—Quitted
Berhampūr 291