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Rh Nothing could exceed my ambition of leading a oldier's life: the notion of carrying arms, and living in a camp, could not be eaily removed: my fond mother's entreaties were of no avail: I grew anxious for the moment that would bring the military Officers by our door. Whenever I perceived their route, I intantly followed them; ometimes to the Raja's palace, where I had free acces, and ometimes to a fine tennis court, generally frequented by them in the evenings which was built by Col. Champion, at the back of his houe, in a large open quare, called Merevillekeebarig: here, among other Gentlemen, I one day, dicovered Mr. Baker, and often paed by him, in