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first time I went.
The places below are of such a kind that I could not suppose he was sitting below, they are not habited for him, but occupied by bearers &c I therefore supposed he must be above; in going up, if I met any persons coming down or on the stairs I used to ask them if Dewan Jee was at home. The room in [which] he generally sits is on the left as a person goes up; & as soon as he saw me he used to beckon me to come in.
The first time I went
thither