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The evening was spent dining at Smith's. He is a bachelor & has spacious apartments above the bank. Cotton is a magistrate from Madras on vacation & a very enthusiastic tourist.
[[boxed left]] 24 [[/boxed left]] At 7 A.M. Cotton called for me & we visited the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. The morning was misty & cool. The entrance to the pagoda is a long rising hallway or arcade on each side of which are booths occupied by flower girls & vendors of candles & sweets: The Pago is covered overall by gold paint except the apex which is capped by gold plates & golden lace work: At the base of the Pagoda are many small shrines of gilt & marble housing marble or plaster Buddas [[sic]] A great