ver a wide expanse of level country, while the intricate maze
of ruins through which we had been wandering lay spread at our feet like
a map; the wall of the city is still entire, and encloses a space of six
miles in circumference, the extent of this once famous place.

The court-yard of the mosque, which was at least 150 yards square,
contains the white marble tomb of the holy man. It is, without
exception, the most perfect little bijou imaginable. The walls are
composed of immense slabs, or rather screens of marble, delicately carved
and perforated, so that, while they allow a dim light to penetrate, the
effect of the tracery, when viewed from the interior, is exquisite. While
I was admiring this beautiful structure Busreet suddenly assured me that
he was very fond of tea. As he had already made many other observations
equally unconnected with the matter in hand, I merely assured him of my
sympathy; when the more home-question of whether I had any tea at once
enlightened me as to his meaning. I accordingly invited him to take tea
with me, and we sat on the steps of the good man's tomb, and had a
sociable cup together; after which I entered my palanquin, and,
travelling through the heat of the day, returned to Agra in a
semi-grilled condition.

* * * * *

Having seen most of the sights of Agra (and it has a goodly share of its
own), and having made the necessary preparations for the conveyance to
Bombay of our party, now four in number, we took our departure from the
handsome and hospitable residence of the Lieutenant-Governor, on the
evening of the 9th of March, and drove in our buggies by moonlight over
rather a wild country, in rather a wild manner, arriving at the station,
where our palanquins were to meet us, a little before midnight.

An Indian coolie's powers of endurance are marvellous. Our cortege
consisted of 112; and they were to carry ourselves, servant, baggage, and
provisions, at the rate of thirty-five miles a night, for as many
consecutive nights as we should choose to require their services.

We arrived at Dholpoor next day--looked down a magnificent well, about
sixty feet in diameter, with corridors round it, and a handsome flight of
stairs leading down to them--and then pushed on for Gwalior, crossing the
battle-field of Maharajpore, and paying a visit to the fort perched upon
the scarped rock. Some portions of the fort walls were covered with
various devices in green and yellow porcelain,