The party did not claim to have seen all there was of India; simply to have obtained "specimen bricks" of the principal cities, with a fair idea of the manners and customs of the people. WILLIAM. T. ADAMS. * * * * * CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I. ABOUT FINDING THE LONGITUDE. 1 CHAPTER II. THE WRECK IN THE ARABIAN SEA. 10 CHAPTER III. A REVIEW OF THE PAST FOURTEEN MONTHS. 19 CHAPTER IV. FIRST AND SECOND CUTTERS TO THE RESCUE. 30 CHAPTER V. THE TITLED GENTLEMEN OF THE TRAVANCORE 40 CHAPTER VI. THE GENERAL INTRODUCTION IN THE CABIN. 50 CHAPTER VII. DR. FERROLAN'S EXPLANATION OF THE WRECK 60 CHAPTER VIII. AN INTERVIEW IN THE CAPTAIN'S CABIN. 70 CHAPTER IX. CONCERNING THE GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA. 80 CHAPTER X. THE FLORA AND THE SNAKES OF INDIA 90 CHAPTER XI. A PLEASANT DINNER-PARTY AT SEA 100 CHAPTER XII. THE POPULATION AND PEOPLE OF INDIA 109 CHAPTER XIII. LORD TREMLYN DISCOURSES MORE ABOUT INDIA 118 CHAPTER XIV. SIR HENRY HAVELOCK AND THE MUTINY 128 CHAPTER XV. ARRIVAL OF THE GUARDIAN-MOTHER AT BOMBAY 138 CHAPTER XVI. A MULTITUDE OF NATIVE SERVANTS 148 CHAPTER XVII. A HOSPITAL FOR THE BRUTE CREATION 158 CHAPTER XVIII. A SNAKY SPECTACLE IN BOMBAY 168 CHAPTER XIX. MORE SNAKES AND THE CAVES OF ELEPHANTA 178 CHAPTER XX. A JUVENILE WEDDING AND HINDU THEATRICALS 187 CHAPTER XXI. JUGGERNAUT AND JUGGLERS 197 CHAPTER XXII. A MERE STATEMENT ABOUT BUDDHISM 207 CHAPTER XXIII. THE UNEXAMPLED LIBERALITY OF THE HOSTS 217 CHAPTER XXIV. THE RECEPTION OF THE MAHARAJAH AT BARODA 227 CHAPTER XXV. FELIX MCGAVONTY BRINGS DOWN SOME SNAKES 237 CHAPTER XXVI. THE MAGNIFICENT PROCESSION OF THE SOWARI 246 CHAPTER XXVII. VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA 256 CHAPTER XXVIII. AT THE CAPITAL OF THE PUNJAB 266 CHAPTER XXIX. THE WONDERFUL CITY OF DELHI 276 CHAPTER XXX. THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA 286 CHAPTER XXXI. THE TERRIBLE STORY OF CAWNPORE AND LUCKNOW 296 CHAPTER XXXII. MORE OF LUCKNOW, AND SOMETHING OF BENARES 306 CHAPTER XXXIII. A STEAMER TRIP UP AND DOWN THE GANGES 316 CHAPTER XXXIV. ALL OVER THE CITY OF CALCUTTA 327 CHAPTER XXXV. A SUCCESSFUL HUNT IN THE SUNDERBUNDS 339 CHAPTER XXXVI. THE PARTING FESTIVITIES ON THE HOOGLY 351 CHAPTER XXXVII. THE FAREWELL TO CEYLON AND INDIA 367 * * * * * LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS