the Successor of Chunderssing, Mr. Chuckervetty, the lay reader of the Yogal Samaj, His Highness the Maharajah Sir Joteendro Mohun, of Tanjore, one of the most princely men of the city; the Nawab Abdool Luteef, the most distinguished leader of the Mohammedans, etc.; and of the several missionaries who came up, all was really complimentary and respectful—­nay affectionate.

“Then there were the crowds, perhaps the greatest in the Emerald Theatre, in which there must have been nearly 3,000 people, inside and out, listening through the doorways.  It was certainly the most remarkable audience I ever addressed.  Exclusively native.  I only saw one white face in the crowd beyond our own people.  Nothing more hearty could have been conceived.  Then came Meeting upon Meeting; but the Circus on Sunday night outdid almost anything in some respects, that I have ever witnessed in my life.  It came upon me quite by surprise.  The hour fixed was the same as the churches, and it had been predicted that we should not get an audience.  It was right away outside the city, in a park in the swellest part of the suburbs.  Consequently, it was not at all attractive to the native, who doesn’t like to get outside his own quarter.

“The Emerald Theatre had been a great success because it was in the midst of his quarter; the Europeans would not come there, and now it was fair to assume that the native would not come to the European centre.

“As to any attendance of English people, that was hardly to be expected.  They had cold-shouldered me at the Town Hall, the Lieutenant-Governor had even refused to see one of our Officers when she called, although he had the reputation of being a Christian man.  The Viceroy had been civil to me—­he could not have been otherwise; in fact, he verged on friendliness before we parted—­but that was all.  His Military Secretary had been as stiff as military etiquette could possibly make him.  There seemed to be, therefore, nothing much to expect as to audience from them.

“Then I was tired out—­a more wearying morning and afternoon I had seldom experienced—­and I bargained in my own mind, and even mentioned it to Ajeet Singh, that if there was not much of an audience I should leave them to bear the brunt of the burden.

“As we drove up the appearance of things seemed to confirm my anticipations.  Everything was silent.  They had been afraid of the roaring of the wild beasts disturbing the Meetings, but there was not a growl to be heard, nor a carriage to be seen, nor even a pedestrian.  It is true we were at the back part of the Circus.

“Hoe came to meet us, however, at the gates, and when asked about the audience very coolly announced, to our amazement, that they were full.  Without any delay, therefore, I mounted the platform, and the sight that met me certainly was sufficiently surprising to be