e of a log shaped like a prism. The cords were bound
so tightly that they cut into the flesh.

Then a person named Nerba, the secretary of the Tokchim Tarjum,
seized Mr. Landor by the hair of his head, and the chief
official, termed the _Pombo_, came up with a red-hot iron, which
he placed in very close proximity to Mr. Landor's eyes. The heat
was so intense that for some moments Mr. Landor felt as if his
eyes had been scorched out. It had been placed so close that it
burned his nose. The _Pombo_ next took a matchlock, which he
rested on his victim's forehead and then discharged upwards.

The shock was consequently very much felt. Handing the empty gun
to an attendant soldier, the _Pombo_ took a two-handed sword. He
laid the sharp edge on the side of his victim's neck as if to
measure the distance to make a true blow. Then wielding the sword
aloft, he made it whiz past Mr. Landor's neck. This he repeated
on the other side of the neck.

After this tragic performance Mr. Landor was thrown to the ground
and a cloth put over his head and face to prevent his seeing what
was being done to his servant Mansing. This must have been done
to make Mr. Landor believe that Mansing was being executed. After
a short time the cloth was removed and Mr. Landor beheld his
servant, with his legs stretched, tied to the same log. Mr.
Landor was kept for twenty-four hours in this trying position,
legs stretched as far as possible and arms bound to a pole, and
Mansing for twelve hours. To add to their misery they were kept
in the rain and were afterwards seated in a pool of water. The
effect of this torture was to strain the muscles of the legs and
arms and injure the spine.

When Mr. Landor's legs were unloosed from their cords, they were
so numbed and swollen that for sixteen hours he did not recover
the use of them and feared they were mortifying. Mr. Landor's
property was overhauled by the officials of Galshio and sealed
up. On the afternoon of the third day at Galshio, the two
prisoners were taken on foot to Toxem. It was a very trying
march, inasmuch as several rivers had to be crossed.

On his arrival at Toxem, Mr. Landor saw his bearer Chanden Sing
in a very precarious condition, as the latter had had no food for
four days. During all this time the p