2. Soon after I landed a friend came to see me at my hotel. He drove me
round Bombay, and showed me all the sights. I wish you had been with me
to see them.

3. Here in Bombay I seem to be in a new world altogether. It is a world
of wonderful light and colour. The bright hot sun floods the streets and
dazzles my eyes. Everywhere I see bright colour--in the sky, the trees,
the flowers, and the dresses of the people.

4. The streets are always full of people. They are dark brown in colour;
their hair is black, their eyes are bright, and their teeth are as white
as pearls. Most of the people are bare-legged and bare-footed.

[Illustration: {Busy Bombay street scene}]

5. The men wear white clothes, with turbans and sashes of yellow, green,
or blue. Yesterday was a feast-day. In the morning I saw thousands of
the people bathing in the sea. Afterwards they roamed about the streets
in their best clothes. One crowd that I saw looked like a great tulip
garden in full bloom.

6. The women wear a garment of red, blue, or some other bright colour.
This garment covers them from the neck to the knee. Almost every woman
wears rings of silver on her arms and ankles. Some of them have great
rings in their noses, as well as rings in their ears and on their toes.

7. You would be amused to see the people carrying their burdens on their
heads. Yesterday I saw a dozen men carrying a grand piano on their
heads.