Notice of the Political Officer's approaching visit--A Durbar--The Bhutan Agent and the interpreter--Arrival of the Deb Zimpun--An official call--Exchange of presents--Bhutanese fruit--A return call--Native liquor--A welcome gift--The Bhutanese musicians--Entertaining the Envoy--A thirsty Lama--A rifle match--An awkward official request--My refusal--The Deb Zimpun removes to Chunabatti--Arrival of the treasure--The Political Officer comes--His retinue--The Durbar--The Guard of Honour--The visitors--The Envoy comes in state--Bhutanese courtesies--The spectators--The payment of the subsidy--Lunch in Mess--Entertaining a difficult guest--The official dinner--An archery match--Sikh quoits--Field firing--Bhutanese impressed--Blackmail--British subjects captured--Their release--Tashi's case--Justice in Bhutan--Tyranny of officials--Tashi refuses to quit Buxa--The next payment of the subsidy--The treaty--Misguided humanitarians 64 CHAPTER V IN THE JUNGLE An Indian jungle--The trees--Creepers--Orchids--The undergrowth--On an elephant in the jungle--Forcing a passage--Wild bees--Red ants--A lost river--A _sambhur_ hind--Spiders--Jungle fowl--A stag--_Hallal_--Wounded beasts--A halt--Skinning the stag--Ticks--Butcher apprentices--Natural rope--Water in the air--_Pani bel_--Trail of wild elephants--Their habits--An impudent monkey--An adventure with a rogue elephant--Fire lines--Wild dogs--A giant squirrel--The barking deer--A good bag--Spotted deer--Protective colouring--Dangerous beasts--Natives' dread of bears--A bison calf--The fascination of the forest--The generous jungle--Wild vegetables--Natural products--A home in the trees--Forest Lodge the First--Destroyed by a wild elephant--Its successor--A luncheon-party in the air--The salt lick--Discovery of a coal mine--A monkey's parliament--The jungle by night 83 CHAPTER VI ROGUES OF THE FOREST