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

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^168APPENDIX.conducted him immediately <strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> private apartments <strong>of</strong> tlie Empress,vvlii<strong>the</strong>r no peison whatever was suffered <strong>to</strong> attend <strong>the</strong>m. Tlieir visit <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>Empress lasted about half an hour, when diey returned <strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong> public ; Avhere<strong>the</strong>y sat and conversed for an hour longer, and <strong>the</strong> I^ma <strong>the</strong>n returned <strong>to</strong> hisown liouse.After some days, <strong>the</strong> Emperor hav<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>formed <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lama</strong>, that hewished <strong>to</strong> perform some acts <strong>of</strong> devotion at one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pr<strong>in</strong>ciple temples<strong>of</strong> worship <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> city; <strong>the</strong>y met <strong>the</strong>re at <strong>the</strong> time appo<strong>in</strong>ted, and afterhav<strong>in</strong>g cont<strong>in</strong>ued <strong>in</strong> prayer <strong>to</strong>ge<strong>the</strong>r, lor two or three hours, attended andassisted by Cheengeea Gooroo, and a few <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lama</strong>'s religious friends.They departed, and returned, <strong>the</strong> Emperor <strong>to</strong> his palace, and <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lama</strong> <strong>to</strong> hisown house.Several meet<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> this k<strong>in</strong>d occurred at <strong>the</strong> same place <strong>of</strong> worship, between<strong>the</strong> Emperor and <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lama</strong>, dur<strong>in</strong>g a period <strong>of</strong> some months ;and asit was generally <strong>the</strong> cus<strong>to</strong>m <strong>to</strong> have some refreshments <strong>of</strong> fruits, kc. at <strong>the</strong>temple, after <strong>the</strong>ir acts <strong>of</strong> devotion were f<strong>in</strong>ished, die <strong>Lama</strong>, at one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>seenterta<strong>in</strong>ments, <strong>to</strong>ok <strong>the</strong> opporturiity, <strong>in</strong> hear<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> writer <strong>of</strong> this, andmany o<strong>the</strong>rs, <strong>to</strong> rem<strong>in</strong>d <strong>the</strong> Emperor, that he had some time before mentioned<strong>to</strong> him a Pr<strong>in</strong>ce,, or Governor, <strong>of</strong> H<strong>in</strong>dostan, called Mr. Hast<strong>in</strong>gs, widiwhom he, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lama</strong>, held strict friendship; and repeated his wish, that <strong>the</strong>Emperor should knoAv him, and hold friendly <strong>in</strong>tercourse with him also ; by^vrit<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> him, and receiv<strong>in</strong>g his friendly answeis. Much more was saidby <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lama</strong> on this subject: <strong>to</strong> all <strong>of</strong> which die Emperor replied, that hecould only assure <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lama</strong> he jo<strong>in</strong>ed most heartily with him, <strong>in</strong> wha<strong>the</strong> wished, as it would give him much pleasure <strong>to</strong> know, and correspond,with <strong>the</strong> Governor <strong>of</strong> H<strong>in</strong>dostan, his friend; and <strong>to</strong> conv<strong>in</strong>ce him <strong>of</strong> hiss<strong>in</strong>cerity, he would; if <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lama</strong> desired it, cause a letter <strong>to</strong> be immediatelywritten <strong>to</strong> die Governor, <strong>in</strong> such terms as <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lama</strong> would dictate ; or, if <strong>the</strong><strong>Lama</strong> thought it would be more effectual, <strong>to</strong>wards establish<strong>in</strong>g die friendshiphe wished, that <strong>the</strong> letter should be <strong>in</strong> read<strong>in</strong>ess, when <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lama</strong> <strong>to</strong>ok hisdeparture from Ch<strong>in</strong>a ; and that he should take it with him, and have <strong>the</strong>care <strong>of</strong> forward<strong>in</strong>g it, <strong>in</strong> such manner as he diought best, <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Governor

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