Illustration--HORNS OF THE SHOWA STAG (_Cervus Wallichii_), A NATIVE OF CHOOMBI IN TIBET. Length of antler, 4 feet 6 in. CHAPTER XXVI. Dr. Campbell is ordered to appear at Durbar -- Lamas called to council -- Threats -- Searcity of food -- Arrival of Dewan -- Our jailer, Thoba-sing -- Temperature, etc., at Tumloong -- Services of Goompas -- Lepcha girl -- Jew's-harp -- Terror of servants -- Ilam-sing's family -- Interview with Dewan -- Remonstrances -- Dewan feigns sickness -- Lord Dalhousie's letter to Rajah -- Treatment of Indo-Chinese -- Concourse of Lamas -- Visit of Tchebu Lama -- Close confinement -- Dr. Campbell's illness -- Conference with Amlah -- Relaxation of confinement -- Pemiongchi Lama's intercession -- Escape of Nimbo -- Presents from Rajah, Ranee and people -- Protestations of friendship -- Mr. Lushington sent to Dorjiling -- Leave Tumloong -- Cordial farewell -- Dewan's merchandise -- Gangtok Kajee -- Dewan's pomp -- Governor-General's letter -- Dikkeeling -- Suspicion of poison -- Dinner and pills -- Tobacco -- Bhotanese colony -- Katong-ghat on Teesta -- Wild lemons -- Sepoys' insolence -- Dewan alarmed -- View of Dorjiling -- Threats of a rescue -- Fears of our escape -- Tibet flutes -- Negotiate our release -- Arrival at Dorjiling -- Dr. Thomson joins me -- Movement of troops at Dorjiling -- Seizure of Rajah's Terai property. Since his confinement, Dr. Campbell had been desired to attend the Durbar for the purpose of transacting business, but had refused to go, except by compulsion, considering that in the excited state of the authorities, amongst whom there was not one person of responsibility or judgment, his presence would not only be useless, but he might be exposed to further insult or possibly violence. On the 15th of November we were informed that the Dewan was on his way from Tibet: of this we were glad, for knave as he was, we had hitherto considered him to possess sense and understanding. His agents were beginning to find out their mistake, and summoned to council the principal Lamas and Kajees of the country, who, to a man, repudiated the proceedings, and refused to attend. Our captors were extremely anxious to induce us to write letters to Dorjiling, and sent spies of all kinds to offer us facilities for secret correspondence. The simplicity and clumsiness with which these artifices were attempted would have been ludicrous under other circumstances; while the threat of murdering Campbell only alarmed us, inasmuch as it came from people too stupid to be trusted. We made out that all Sikkim people were excluded from Dorjiling, and the Amlah consequently could not conceal their anxiety to know what had befallen their letters to government.