ABSTRACT
STANDINGbackfromthebankoftheriver stretchthevastquartersoftheKing,invested insilence.Withtheirdenudedcourtsthey form,asitwere,akindofgladeinthemidstof thiscountry,bythesideofthistownsoovergrownwithtrees,andtheroadsofreddish earthwhichsurroundthemarepittedwith largeimprintsfromthedailypromenadeofthe elephants.
