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LETTERS FROM INDIA.

to draw, and he goes into strong hysterics at my efforts. They rather impose upon George. Nevertheless keep them for me till I come home; I dare say then I shall like to look at them.

You see we are at Delhi. I think when I was in England I had some dim notion of Delhi as a city at the farthest possible point of the world from that where we happened to be born, full of fine buildings and people with conical hats. I will not write about the buildings twice, but I think it as well to mention that the people do not wear conical hats. Our tents swarm all day with merchants, who cover the carpets with jewels; but they want money for them, and much money.

I am still very low at having left Gazelle at Meerut with Captain C., but then I think of him carried over the hills in a hyena’s mouth and am comforted. It is longer than usual since I have heard from you, but the ships come in very shortly. God bless you, dearest!

Your most affectionate

F. H. Eden.