In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . x/ THE BARCA TARJUM dressed in a long coat of green silk of Chinese shape, withlarge sleeves turned up, showing his arms up to the elbow;he had a cap similar to those worn by Chinese officials,and he was shod in heavy, long black boots, with largenails under the soles. His long, pale, angular face wasremarkable in many ways ; it was interestingly stolid, and,though somewhat effeminate, had rather fine features ; un-mistakable signs of depravity indicated his low class ofmind and morals. Long hair fell in loose curls down tohis shoulde
In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . x/ THE BARCA TARJUM dressed in a long coat of green silk of Chinese shape, withlarge sleeves turned up, showing his arms up to the elbow;he had a cap similar to those worn by Chinese officials,and he was shod in heavy, long black boots, with largenails under the soles. His long, pale, angular face wasremarkable in many ways ; it was interestingly stolid, and,though somewhat effeminate, had rather fine features ; un-mistakable signs of depravity indicated his low class ofmind and morals. Long hair fell in loose curls down tohis shoulders, and hanging from his left ear was an ear-ringof large dimensions, with malachite ornaments and a pen-dant. In his nervous fingers he held a small roll of Tib-etan material, which he used with both hands as a hand-kerchief to blow his nose inconsequently every time thathe was at a loss to answer a question. The Tarjum andhis men were profuse in their bows, and there was, asusual, a great display of tongues. These were, I noticed,of an unhealthy whitish
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