From the gate a broad, red, well-metalled path extended, on each side of which were beds of fresh grass that would have formed a paradise for cows.

In the midst of each plat was a circle of shrubs, all blooming with variously coloured flowers.

In front rose the lofty demi-upper-roomed _boita khana_ (reception-hall), approached by a broad flight of steps, the verandah of which was supported by massive fluted pillars.

The floor of the lower part of this house was of marble.

Above the parapet, in its centre, an enormous clay lion, with dependent mane, hung out its red tongue.