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During this eventful period in Jung Bahadoor's life, his uncle, Mahtabar Singh, continued to administer the affairs of government with tolerable success; but the Ranee, to whom he was beholden for the position he occupied, turned the influence she had thus obtained over him to a bad account, and this gallant soldier and popular minister ultimately became distrusted and feared by his own friends, with whom the Ranee was no favourite.
The rumours in England during Jung Bahadoor's short residence there of who he was, of what position he held, of his having taken his greatest enemies with him to keep them from conspiring against him while absent of his being at least a Prince, if not the Rajah himself in disguise were as far from correct, and as improbable, as were the numerous stories related of him in the newspapers, many of which had no foundation whatever, and in no way redounded to his credit.
However, he soon became blown, and, no friendly patch of jungle being near for him to take refuge in, was quickly despatched, Our revels having been kept up to a late hour, I left Hirsede in the small hours of the morning, and came up to Jung Bahadoor's camp on the Nepaul frontier.
My conductor was a brother of Jung Bahadoor's, who distinguished himself about a week afterwards by a base attempt to assassinate the minister.
The titles of his Excellency General Jung Bahadoor Coomaranagee in England Extraordinary notions of the British public on Indian affairs Jung Bahadoor's conciliatory policy Our unsuccessful attempt to penetrate beyond the permitted boundaries Dangerous position of the Prime Minister His philanthropic designs Great opposition on the part of Durbar Native punishments A Nepaulese chief-justice Jung's popularity with the peasantry and army.
Jaunpore A shooting-party Scenes in camp and on the march A Nepaulese dinner Ghazipore The Company's stud Indian roads Passage of the Gograh Jung Bahadoor's mode of despatching an alligator. Being anxious to visit Jaunpore, I left Benares one evening after dinner, and accomplished the distance, 36 miles, with one set of bearers, in seven hours and a half.
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