Customs officials foiled an attempt to smuggle the paintings out of the country.

海关关员阻截了一次企图走私画作出境的阴谋。

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Customs and Immigration deemed his attempt to visit "deception on entry".

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But he's also careful to point out that Macaulay was racist, harboured prejudices about native Indians and customs and, despite being a linguist, did not attempt to master any Indian language.

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