^ *<i(fce land th a rt^ a n dA ttllo st in th e ’centemplatipoiof that of
^roSrt.1 his Imperial Majesty. ;I t;vvasfthe etiqtifiite?4f re sp ^ :tö -
” wards hitri, ;to be i n h i f f i ;a ■ cwuiddatóe time.
Somei*emained part ofnthe n ight in the garden
purpose. The ijF.m pérori jwas.i indeed ; expected] not long
after.the dawn of day. This hourof meeting,>so different
from that of nations which hadipassed through ihesva-
rious s!»ge§-o£ tóiilix atiori ^tp^he.period'ofinflfdence and
luxury, brought back to; recolletition the usual, hunting
occupation 46 this people, whose.daily ghaee hegan as
soon as the rising sun enabled them.to perceive and pursue,
their preyy t
Before the Emperor s arrival, the Embassador’s small
lent w4f filled with ansucc^sion of persons,•-whom fcii-
^ipsity excited, or civility induced, top/isit him. -Ampng
_ them was a brother of the Emperor, a plain ^ unaffected
man, somewhat above the middle size^ and past the
middle age; two of the Emperor’s sons, and as many
grandsons; the former well-looking men, edurtiê«|S. and
inquhfiiye; the Jatter^oung, tall; and; remarkably hand-
some. -51 Among the tributaries was one who lived in the
neighbourhood of theGasptan sea, and 6poke the Arabic
language.. Knowing, probably,, somewhat mördb f Europe
than the. rest, he sëemed to take a^ gEeater hitSest
m what related to the Embassy; but its avowed anid par*
ticwlar.friend, was the respectable viceroy of Pe-cha-lee;
who testified such pleasure in renewing his acquaintance
with the- Embassador/: and; spoke of him in terms of so
müch.estéem to'the surrounding edrefe,' that the persons
who corbpos.ed; it, became strongly'prepossessed in his
E^ellfeoey’s ifavcmr. The whole 'Embassy Sëdrhëdotöf
•feel more eoiufidenee. ihMIe vieeiby ^sHpreseneev
irflbon aftér daydigh-t the sound instruments,’
and the, bonfnsèd .voices bF men at a> distance,^^annoonefed
She Emperor’s lappirhach$ Hie SOin^ppeared froihhëMöd!
a. high and perpendicularmounfain, skirted wïthtïëesf as
if fmm!^ Sacred grove, preceded byï^nümber ofperisarts!
busied in proclaiming kloud his' virtues and his power.
He was. Seated ■ in - a | sörthdf opërï ' ch air - o f trliamphal
car,>boBUebiy sixteen mien; I and was dbloihpHnied’ and
followed; by güards, oïïrcerkJof the: nOtrsehold, high flag
and umbrella! borer’s,; and music. ' His appr'dabh to the
tent oialïdmnsê i^dMiii©a*ed in the 2S*h plate of thd'folid
Volume. He-. Was clad m plain dark Silk, with a-velvet
bonnet, in form. licit: much different’from the bonnet of
Scóteh Highlanders; bn the fron t o f it Was 'placed BifelpÉ
pearl, which was. the/Only jewel orornamenthdappekip
ed'to have about hini.
On his gntranfele intothetentr he mounted iMmndiltoiy
the throne bythfeftbnostepSf consecratèd tohiS'tlsë alohë'f
Ho?Ohoong-tauftg, and itwo'of the principal’'pëtSbns ©f
hishousehold, werd close; to him, awd;alwaysTspokb tb
him upon tfijfir knee®» The princes 'ofnhis familyi rthé
tributariejs andgmkt affiöérsof^tate ibwingialready arranged
Visit' to the
Emperor’s
court;