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Jung Bahadoor, the Nepaulese ambassador to England, who would have been
invested with a deeper interest than the mere colour of his face or
brilliancy of his diamonds entitled him to, had the British public known
the foregoing particulars of his eventful career. But, perhaps, it was
as well for him that they did not, since our occidental notions as to the
legitimate method of carrying political measures might have altogether
excluded him from the favour of those who delighted to honour him during
his visit to England; but, in extenuation of his conduct, it must be
remembered that the mode employed by him of gaining power is the common
one in his country, and that his early training had induced a disregard
of life and recklessness of consequences; for he is not, I am convinced,
naturally cruel. Impetuous and thoughtless, he has many generous and
noble qualities; and in a companionship of two months I discovered so
many estimable traits in him, that I could not help making allowances for
the defects in a character entirely self-formed by one ignorant of all
moral responsibilities, the half-tamed son of an almost totally
uncivilised country.

And while thus unreservedly relating his history, I do so in the belief
that he has no desire to conceal what, in his own mind and that of his
countrymen, is not regarded as crime, since I have frequently heard him
refer, with all the simplicity of conscious innocence, to many of the
facts I have related, and for some of which he himself is my authority.

Having thus given a short account of the previous career of this
remarkable man, a few words on his present position and future prospects
may not be uninteresting, the more so as he purposes, since he has
visited the courts of Europe, to become an enlightened ruler of his
countrymen.

CHAPTER X.

_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_.

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 fro