conducted; himself with astonishing dignity and decorum. His complexion
was of that hue, which in, England we-should term rather,
brown,but notwithout colour^ His featuresw^re good; he had email
black eyes/-and an animated expression(-o|!Cö^tetn?^€te:|' altogether, I
thought Mm aüe<Mdhe handsomest’ children I had ever seen.
His mother, who stood by him, appeared to be about twenty-five
years of age; she was low in person, but rather handsome, though
possessing a true Tartar countenance. Her complexion- was „somewhat;
darker than her son’s ; she had regular features, black eyes, and a cha-
racter that particularly distinguishes Iadies-of rank fixTibet ;)sthes,eQr-3
ner of .the eyelids being extended as far as possible, by artificial mfeans,
towards the temples. Her hair was black, but scarcely visi^Jej from
the vast profusion of ornaments that nearly covered it, consisting of
pearls, rubies, emeralds, and coral. Pearls intermixed with beads of
gold, and some rubies, constituted the ornaments of her ears. Chap-
lets of larger gems hung round her neck, among-which were balass
rubies, lapis lazuli, amber, and coral in numerous wreaths, one chaplet
beneath the other, descending to the waist. g Her vest was close
buttoned round the neck. A girdle embraced it round the waist,
which was fastened by a golden buckle, having a large ruby in the
centre. A garnet-coloured shawl, wrought with white stars, completed
her dress, which descended to the knee | she wore bulgar boots.
Gyap, the father of the Lama, was dressed in a yellow satin gar-
ment, wrought with gold, and emblazoned with the imperial dragon.
Our conversation was extremely limited; the Lama’s father said, that
he had instructions from Teshoo Loom boo to entertain me four days,
and he pressed-me- so„ bar,nes-t 1 y1.6®* is fcaySiprjlj; ypre^ISn hisiabnqunt,
that-I cçyHjqot decline thy in^jitiatiop rTahejplage^t^ïfarqed .for out
meeting^ qyjthej rnorfow, was^jîyst g b f i y o j i d , § :,qfj the; monastery,
i%a; smalls p^yilion, whiqhj fiad^be^gre^tp^fp^i.hi^p^a^ional
retirement andfr,e.creatibn';!j >th§ ,y§6} of the-ti.qyvj,-. i n R e l i g h t e d ,
being, dee^ned-ây,deçprousiwithinj!tMe)^|înits^Qi)tl(eInjqya.^^Jÿ,4asfinçleed
was .eyery kind, of'idle spo^t,, that» p,eïneçl*ï i,yêp||^|s:te^^yith, the- cfia[-
raÇter of the -pLace^j -
- ^jjln thfifcbtursy of. the. afieyy.OjoyS'I ^asS'yjsited-fl^gtS^lifil^ers'ofithe
.Lapiajsj household, j^mediat,elj^attendant lq%,hisj|ier^nv-,irEhp^y' sat
,an,dpon versed Iwithfmc^opte iin?b> rin^njçing; a/terMMr-ï?jg|Q*i;whorm
both of them fiaff, seen, and>then.>^marking.kô|Vvex.trei^ieJiy-fo^t.ung;t.Q
it was,i that tfieqyei^ïg Lamâ had3regarded» usiwith sot y ejçy.,particular
notice.v t.Vÿy gbserygrl-'the <strong parti alky o fjt hq iprmer^e^liqo Tama
for buxitation, and said that the jpresenfe*Lama’often tràed( âlrea'dy; to
Utter the name of the Englisfi^s,ktertcburhgedv'the-,Plought,ihoping that
they would, teach the prejudice to strengthen w,ith h%:iAQreasijig ag&-;
and they assured me that shqyid,hfe, y hen he-; hegauip^^ak^,happen
tOrhave forgotten it, they would early - paohylup^ t’q; repeat .the; .name
©f Hastingti.- r>d-
Hère let. me pause a whiley to mark-; fcjp s t ron gand. irridel ib J é ippres.-
sibn. of rëspect and affection, which/tHe meek deportment and, ingratiating
manneiîSjof the late LamaLsseped-. to have left upomtfig mpd$
of a 11 -his, followers. tTo these fascinating? quaiitie^morq, than tpithe
influencé even,’'of;his* sacred c’haracté\> pup;; J
veneration with which his memory is still cherpjpdiby>