In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . A JUMLI SHED bolted! We went on in the direction of Taklakot, fol-lowed at a distance by these ruffians, who were entreat-ing us to make no further resistance and to go with themwhere they wanted us to go. If we did not, they said,they would all have their heads cut off. We refused tolisten to them, and kept them away by throwing stonesat them. W^e had gone but a few miles w^hen we met with a largeforce of soldiers and Lamas, despatched by the Jong Pento prepare for our death. Unarmed, wounded, starved and 185 IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND ex
In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . A JUMLI SHED bolted! We went on in the direction of Taklakot, fol-lowed at a distance by these ruffians, who were entreat-ing us to make no further resistance and to go with themwhere they wanted us to go. If we did not, they said,they would all have their heads cut off. We refused tolisten to them, and kept them away by throwing stonesat them. W^e had gone but a few miles w^hen we met with a largeforce of soldiers and Lamas, despatched by the Jong Pento prepare for our death. Unarmed, wounded, starved and 185 IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND exhausted as we were, it was useless attempting to fightagainst such odds. As it was, when they saw we wereat liberty, they made ready to fire on us. The Jong Pens Chief Minister, a man called Lapsang,and the Jong Pens Private Secretary, were at the headof this party. I went to shake hands with them and held.
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