My sinews are a little contracted, but I hope I shall soon recover." When taken out, the poor little fellow was delighted once more to see the sun, and to ride out again.

A Brahmin master selected by Mr.Swartz was given to him, and he very rapidly learnt both to read his own language and English.

Swartz also interfered on behalf of the late Rajah's minister, Baba, who had indeed been extortionate and severe, but scarcely deserved such a punishment as being put into a hole six feet long and four feet broad and high.
For two years Serfojee was unmolested; but, in 1792, the husband of Ameer Singh's only child died without children, and this misfortune was attributed by the Rajah to witchcraft on the part of the widows of Tuljajee.

He imagined that they were contriving against his own life, and included Serfojee in his hatred.

By way of revenge, he caused a pile of chilis and other noxious plants to be burnt under Serfojee's windows, and thus nearly stifled him and his attendants.