Chapter III
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CHAPTER III.
THE DECCAN.
Hyderabad in the Deccan—Elephant riding—Ostrich race—Hospitality—Eastern hospitality at Hyderabad—Golconda—The famous Koh-i-noor—Regret at leaving the Deccan—Towers of Silence—Sects—The Hindu Smáshán—The Pinjrapole—Bhendi Bazar—Máhábáleshwar—Goa and West India—Life there—What to see—The Inquisition—Xavier's death—The Inquisition perishes—Sea journey to Suez—After a stay in Egypt, to Trieste.