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12 The Raja Sataproy had a very magnificent palace in the centre of. the city of Patna, Where he was accutomed to entertain many of their mot ditinguihed European Gentlemen, with brilliant balls and cotly uppers. My mother's houe was not far from the. Raja's palace; and the number of Officers paing by our door in their way thither, attracted my notice, and excited the ambition I already had of entering on a military life. With this nation, I was always on the watch, and impatiently waited for the moment of their paing by our door; when; one evening in particular, as they went along; eized the happy opportunity, and followed them directly to the Palace, at the outward gates