1 a servant to point out Ur us the most elevated terrace in the
2 square (which was in the mansion of Hurjeet Sing), from
3 which Herr Schotit could get a view of tlic temple and tlto
4 surrounding buildings, on this plane he prepared his atelier,
5 lie occupied the whole of the day in sketching the scents
6 and on the following day he also went there, hut alone, to
7 continue his work About noon, having that morning re¬
8 ceives! some newspapers from my native place, Kronstadt, I
9 went to him, and tic desired me to read to him the news whilst
10 he was painting. About an hour before sunset, his work
11 was nearly’ finished, and as the'court had already departed
12 for Lahore, whither we wished also to proceed immediately*,
13 he requested me to go to our quarter- and to procure some
14 boxes in which he could enclose his paintings. Our quarters
15 were outside the city, in a garden formerly belonging to
16 tlto prince No-Ncbal Sing. When 1 reached home I imme¬
17 diately forwarded to him a. horse ami servants, as ho had
18 told me lie should tinish his painting within an hour after
19 I had left him.
20 Herr Schdift, was a great smoker, and attracted attention in
21 U uirihir from his scarcely ever 1 wing seen abroad without
22 having a cigar in,his mouth. Now smoking is considered by
23 the Nalumg., and the Sikhs as sinful, or rather criminal; more
24 . especially in or near such a holy place as their chief sanctuary ;
25 Herr Schdift was aware of this, and therefore studmusly avoided
26 smoking whilst engaged in taking this sketch. It haojiened
27 however, that, as is customary with painters, he now and then
28 in the course of the work placed one of his pencils in his mouth,
29 in order to keep it separate from those in the left hand, whilst
30 using another with th ■ right. This wo.s observed by those who
31 stood watching his operations from beneath the terrace, and they
32 imagined, in consequence, that he was smoking. The rumour
33 first spread about in whispers one to another, and as the
34 impression became confirmed, a general indignation manifested
35 it elf; and loud exclamations were soon heard, that the feringhee
36 (frank) was committing sacrilege by smoking in their sacred place.