| Description | He notes the mail which has caught up with him and although not fully at work until next month, he is being initiated in the workings of court cases. He saw little on the way there and gives an extended account of shopping for furniture in preparation for his posting, with the help of Mrs Stewart, and selecting a set of drawers, bargaining at bazaar shops. He was tempted by a double-barrelled Westlet Richards gun and rifle. His current location swarms with quail, snipe, ducks, but the gun has turned out to be a failure, although the rifle, by Blisset, 'is a beauty'. He notes his ability to shoot a bottle at 33 yards with his revolver. He gives an account of his leaving Calcutta [Kolkata], his final housecalls there, including to Sir Lawrence Peel. He then describes hunting and shooting eagles, skinning them, and adding them to the box he intends to send home. He should have written more, but he has a type of boil called 'a blind' which only patience and a poultice can help. |