In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . MUD GUARD-HOUSE having an excellent pony. Other Lamas and men whocame to see us stated that they had come from Lhassa inthat time, and I do not think that they can have beenfar wrong, as the whole distance from the Lippu Pass onthe frontier (near Garbyang) to Lhassa can be covered insixteen days on horseback. The natives, as usual, showed great reticence in lettingout the name of the encampment, some calling it Toxem,others Taddju. North of us was a low pass in the hillrange, and it was my intention, if I succeeded in pur-chasing prov
In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . MUD GUARD-HOUSE having an excellent pony. Other Lamas and men whocame to see us stated that they had come from Lhassa inthat time, and I do not think that they can have beenfar wrong, as the whole distance from the Lippu Pass onthe frontier (near Garbyang) to Lhassa can be covered insixteen days on horseback. The natives, as usual, showed great reticence in lettingout the name of the encampment, some calling it Toxem,others Taddju. North of us was a low pass in the hillrange, and it was my intention, if I succeeded in pur-chasing provisions and ponies, to cross over this pass 94 PLAN TO ENTER THE SACRED CITY. and proceed towards the Sacred City, following a courseon the northern side of the mountain range, having al-ready seen as much as I wanted of the Tibetans. Be-sides, the highway to Lhassa was getting so thickly pop-ulated that I thought it ad-visable to travel throughless inhabited regions. Iintended proceeding, dress-ed as a European, untilwithin a few miles ofLhassa. Then I wouldleave my two men concealedin some secluded spot, andassuming a disguise, I wouldpenetrate alone during thenight into the city. Thiswould have been easy enough, as Lhassa has no gates, and only a ruined wallround it I succeeded in purchasing some clothing and bootsfrom the Tibetans, and the pigtail that I needed to makeme pass for a Tibetan I intended to make myself, out ofthe silky hair of my yaks. To avoid betraying myself bymy inability to speak Tibetan fluently, I thought of pre-tending to be deaf and dumb. A good meal brought hope and high spirits, and whenI retired to sleep I saw myself already inside
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