1 CH. I.] RESIDENCE IN LADAKH. 233
2 declined the latter. A glass of noyau was then
3 offered them : the Khaga Tan-zin only ven-
4 tured to sip his; the Raja emptied half the
5 glass, and would probably have taken the
6 whole, had he not been deterred by the tem-
7 perance of his companion. The attendants
8 requested the residue of the two glasses,
9 which pleased them so well that they solicited
10 a little more, and drank it out of the palms of
11 their hands, expressing their satisfaction by
12 gestures and smacking their lips. I made
13 some presents of red and blue cloth to the
14 two principals, who departed, to all appear-
15 ance, in a very friendly mood towards me.
16 The Raja sent a supply of satu with a sheep
17 and a goat. In the evening some persons
18 were deputed by the Raja to inspect our mer-
19 chandise, that the frontier duties might be
20 levied ; and some difference of estimate as to
21 the quantity occurring, he declared that he
22 would forego the duties at present, as means
23 for verifying the weight of the bales were
24 not at hand, and would be satisfied with what
25 it might prove to be when we arrived at the
26 capital. The Raja, whose name was Tsimma
27 Panchik, was a short stout man, about fifty.
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