Through the heart of Tibet . to givethe signal at once for the destruction of the Britishforce Then I countermand it, cried the Dalai Lama,rising from his throne. I am King here, andit is I, and I only, who give commands in thispalace. But you are not the real re-incarnation, shoutedone of the secret agents in Hindustani, you are adevil who has taken his place. The Oracle has saidthat many devils would come here, but that the spiritof the Blessed One would come in the body of onewho had the features of the great Gyalpo. Again there was a commotion among the lamas,and it seemed also that some w
Through the heart of Tibet . to givethe signal at once for the destruction of the Britishforce Then I countermand it, cried the Dalai Lama,rising from his throne. I am King here, andit is I, and I only, who give commands in thispalace. But you are not the real re-incarnation, shoutedone of the secret agents in Hindustani, you are adevil who has taken his place. The Oracle has saidthat many devils would come here, but that the spiritof the Blessed One would come in the body of onewho had the features of the great Gyalpo. Again there was a commotion among the lamas,and it seemed also that some were being roughlyhandled by their comrades, who disagreed withthem. What says the Gyalpo himself? cried a Chineselama. Let him show his face, and we shall is he so silent? The interpreter explained the words of the lastspeaker, and before the Gyalpo, who certainly wasunusually silent for one in his position, had answered,the Dalai Lama thundered put boldly: Because heis afraid; he knows in his evil heart how he has. A MURMUR WENT UP FROM THE THRONG Hail to the Dalai Lama! 351 sinned against my people and plotted to bring abouttheir degradation. I am now Priest and King; thereis no Gyalpo Unmask! uncover! yelled the lamas. Hearthe words of wisdom which the Blessed One utters. I hear and laugh at them, as a strong man at theprattle of a child, spoke the Gyalpo in a muffledvoice. I have governed you without your feelingit these last ten years, and been a faithful servant ofthe Empress, whose subjects you all are He spoke in Tibetan, but a roar of anger inter-rupted his words. His speech was never known tohim who-challenged his authority, for before it wastranslated the Gyalpo stepped theatrically into themiddle of the room, crying: You have heard thewords of the Oracle that for thousands of years hasnot said an untrue word, but who has ever beenadvising the people for their good. He who sits onthe throne is a false avatar; he is a demon in pos-session of some stolen body
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