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Title: "Round the world." : Letters from Japan, China, India, and Egypt
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Fogg, Wm. Perry (William Perry), b. 1826
Subjects: Voyages around the world
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anagement of a native Bengakse, whosename gpproximated in sound, Barrabbas*He prcvad to be a thief and a robber, andhis name was appropriate, for a more un-mitigated scamp I did not meet in India.Smooth as oil in speech, cringing and fawn-ing in manner, be watched over us as birdsfor his ebpecial plucking, keeping every-body away except those who would pay thehighest commission on our purchases, andcoaxing silver rupees out of us which hepretended to pay as buckslietsh at the sev-eral places we visited, but coolly pocketed,giving only copper p:c3; and at last pre-senting a bill that was perft c fly stunning.In fine, we were strangers and he took usin. Our first Vint cn the morning after ourarrival was to the citadel, within which wasthe palace of theEasperor. It is enclosedon three sides by a high wall of red granite,the fourth side, which faces the river, beingthe wsll of the city. The Palace and Hallof Aucierc ?, though now shorn of theirgrandeur and partly in ruins, attest the lav-
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171 ish decoration and beauty which onc8 madeit the wonder and admiration of every be-holder. The ceiling cf this hall was oncecomposed entirely of gold and silver filagreework, and the walls ricbly ornamentedwith gold arabecque. The roof jested ofmissive square marble arches, around thecornice of which is the inscription, quotedby Moere in L*lla Rookh:* lIf there be a Paradise on earth it is this, it is this In the center cf this room stood the fa-mous Peacock Throne, so called from itsback being formed by jeweled representa-tions oi peacocks tails. It was composed ofgold, studded with diamonds and preciousstones, and its value was estimated by Tave-nier, a Frenchman, who saw it, at six mil-lions of pounds sterling. A suite of apart-ments which formed the Seraglio and royalbaths, overlooking the river, were partiallyrestored and regilded last year on the occa-sion of the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh.In e*ch of these rooms is a fountain, and thefloor, walls and ceiling are of white

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