Trans-Himalaya; discoveries and adventures in Tibet . fully making away from. They informedus that we were a days journey from Pasa-guk, whereI had encamped the year before, and three short marchesfrom Saka-dzong. It was hazardous to pass so near agovernors residence. Abdul Kerim bought one of theriders horses for 100 rupees. This day I put on for the first time a new Ladakicostume. The other was too warm, and, being red, wasconspicuous among the others. The new coat was madeof worn, tattered sackcloth, and was stained with ashes andsoot. In this I looked just like the other men. Now Ipainted
Trans-Himalaya; discoveries and adventures in Tibet . fully making away from. They informedus that we were a days journey from Pasa-guk, whereI had encamped the year before, and three short marchesfrom Saka-dzong. It was hazardous to pass so near agovernors residence. Abdul Kerim bought one of theriders horses for 100 rupees. This day I put on for the first time a new Ladakicostume. The other was too warm, and, being red, wasconspicuous among the others. The new coat was madeof worn, tattered sackcloth, and was stained with ashes andsoot. In this I looked just like the other men. Now Ipainted my face regularly every day, and he must be a verysmart fellow who could find out that I was not a genuineLadaki. We had hitherto got on remarkably well, and hadonly a days journey to a place where I had been the yearbefore. But the nervous tension increased more and more,and I wondered every morning what surprises the new dayhad in store for us. April 19. As we were starting, two men passed onfoot, driving before them 200 sheep laden with salt. Our. 329 326. SoNAM Ngurbu, Chief of the Chokchu Province. 327. Uoklhk ^uen,Governor of the Saka Province. 328. Man with a Singular Cap, inSoNAM Ngurbus Escort. 329. Tagla Tsering, the Chief who refused to LET ME GO to THE DaNGRA-YUM-TSO. Sketches by the Author. Lxvi IN THE ROBBERS PARADISE 335 way was the same as theirs and we had to pass I drove our own sheep down the road, Abdul Kerimstopped and talked with the men, to draw off their attention ;but we could see that they were interested in our strangeparty, and looked closely at us. I Hmped, thinking thatthe Tibetans had never seen a lame European, if they hadseen any European at all. But the people had seen me inPasa-guk and Saka-dzong the year before, and then I didnot halt. I had come off well from our troublesome neigh-bours and also past the large yak caravan, which a coupleof days ago had turned off another way but had now comeinto ours again. We met a large sheep
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