A Thin White Cashmere Shawl Was
Thrown Carelessly Over His Shoulders, And He Wore A Conical Violet
Silk Cap, Trimmed With Gold Lace, And A Pair Of Pointed Green Morocco
Slippers, Turned Up At The Toes, And Ornamented With The Same
Material.
A massive gold necklace, or collar, thickly studded with
diamonds, rubies, and sapphires, hung round his neck.
The stones, some
of them of great size, were set indiscriminately without any regard
to pattern or design. Mir Khudadad wore no other jewels, with the
exception of three small torquoise rings, all worn on the little
finger of the left hand. He carried no arms, but held in his right
hand a large and very dirty pocket-handkerchief of a bright yellow
hue with large red spots, which somewhat detracted from his regal
appearance. The Khan is a great snuff-taker, and during the audience
continually refreshed himself from the contents of a small gold box
carried by his son. Prince Azim, who was dressed in a green silk
jacket and loose magenta-coloured trousers, is a pleasant-mannered lad
of about twenty. He is of much lighter complexion than his father and
has a strong Jewish cast of feature. A huge cabochon emerald of great
value, suspended from the neck, was Azim's sole ornament.
[Illustration: PALACE OF THE KHAN. KELAT.]
A conversation now commenced, carried on through the medium
of the Wazir and my interpreter. The Khan has a fidgety, uneasy
manner that must be intensely exasperating to his court.
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