An Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Tibet - Prajna Quest

BOO TAN. 179division of the caravan, which goes from hence annually to Rungpore.He brought iis a present of fruits, and some otlier articles, which hisown domestic stock supplied;talked much of his journey to Rungpore;and strongly expressed his gratitude for the kind treatment and encouragementhe had always experienced from Mr.Goodlad'' and Mr. Pote°,as well as the other gentlemen residing there ; and he pressed me inreturn, to employ him in any service he could execute.•It pleased me exceedingly to meet among my new acquaintance?,with so strong an instance of a grateful disposition; and it inducedmc, when he was. taking leave, to add something more tothe gratuityI made it a point always to give to those who brought me "articles ofprovision ; but he declined accepting my present, in a manner thatconvinced me of his sincerity, and again repeated his offer, to renderme any service in his power-Paro Pilo's absence excused us the trouble of making visits ; andthough the officers of his household rather expected us to wait uponthem, we did not think their importance recjuired such a compliment.Curiosity, more powerful than the influence of fatigue, tempted usthe first evening, to take a walk. We Avent some way down the river;and though the distance was short, we had a most laborious return,up a long steep slope, paved with smooth stones, which a light showerhad rendered extremely slippery.In this excursion, we saw little morethan was visible from our own apartments, which were in a very neatsmall house, built of fir. The floors, roofs, wainscots, afid partitionsthat divided the rooms, were all of the same materials. I did not* Collector of the revenue. 'Commercial Resident at Rungpore.A a