In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . I should much like to visit England. It 34 l^ISIT OF THE RAJIWAR OF ASKOTE must be a wonderful country, and so much do I admireit that I have given my nephews a British education,and one of them is now serving the Maharanee (Queen)Victoria as PoHtical Peshkar. I answered his questions as best I could with the aidof a Hindustani dictionary, expressive gestures, and quick. THE RAJIWAR AND HIS BROTHER IN DANDIES sketches. He spoke of many of our latest inventionswith marked interest and intelligence. He seemed greatly struck with my scie
In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . I should much like to visit England. It 34 l^ISIT OF THE RAJIWAR OF ASKOTE must be a wonderful country, and so much do I admireit that I have given my nephews a British education,and one of them is now serving the Maharanee (Queen)Victoria as PoHtical Peshkar. I answered his questions as best I could with the aidof a Hindustani dictionary, expressive gestures, and quick. THE RAJIWAR AND HIS BROTHER IN DANDIES sketches. He spoke of many of our latest inventionswith marked interest and intelligence. He seemed greatly struck with my scientific instru-ments, but he and his people were more particularly at-tracted by my rifles, revolvers, and other weapons, es-pecially the .256 Mannlicher, sighted to 1000 yards. The Rajiwar pressed me to return with him to Askote,where he offered to give me tiger, bear, and leopardshooting. Tempting as the invitation was, I could notaccept it, for my plans would lead me in the opposite di-rection. His visit lasted for more than three hours, andI was pleased to feel that we parted great friends. On the road to Dharchula, along the low-lying valley,the heat was unbearable, although the sun was near the 35 IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND horizon. We cameupon a waterfall falling from a greatheight over a series of umbrella-like stalactites coveredwith moss. The last rays of the sun shone on the drop-ping water, brilliant and sparkling a
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