In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . duration was exactly four minutes two seconds. Theearthquake began at and ended at 5h. 24m. 2s. It strikes me that it might have been wise to havegone out of the house, said I. It is a wonder thebuilding did not collapse. My cup is full of mud anddebris from the ceiling. ^ I have saved the tea for you! said the doctor, trium-phantly, lifting in his muscular hands the teapot, whichhe had carefully nursed. He had soon discovered mydevotion to the yellow liquid. We were quietly going on with our refreshment whena
In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . duration was exactly four minutes two seconds. Theearthquake began at and ended at 5h. 24m. 2s. It strikes me that it might have been wise to havegone out of the house, said I. It is a wonder thebuilding did not collapse. My cup is full of mud anddebris from the ceiling. ^ I have saved the tea for you! said the doctor, trium-phantly, lifting in his muscular hands the teapot, whichhe had carefully nursed. He had soon discovered mydevotion to the yellow liquid. We were quietly going on with our refreshment whena band of excited Shokas broke into the room. * The ceilings of Shoka houses are plastered with IN THE FORBIDDEN LAND Sahib! sahib! where has it gone ? cried they in achorus, stretching their hands towards me and then fold-ing them in sign of prayer. Sahib ! tell us w^iere it hasgone 1 What ? rejoined I, amused at their suspense. Did you not feel the earth shake and quiver ? ex-claimed the astounded visitors. Oh yes, but that is nothing. ^^^ I ^ % ^. A WELL-ATTENDED SCHOOL Oh no, sahib! That is the precursory notice ofsome great calamity. The spirit under the earth iswaking up and is shaking its back. I would rather it shook its back than mine, said I,jokingly. Or mine, added the doctor, lightly, much to the as-tonishment of our awe-stricken callers. Which way did it go.^ repeated the impatientShokas. I pointed towards the north-northeast, and they gave asigh of satisfaction. It must have proceeded to the otherside of the Himahlyas. 98 THE EARTH-DEMON OF THE SHOKAS It appears, according to the primitive notions of theShokas, that inside the earth Hves in a torpid conditionan evil spirit in the shape of a gigantic reptile. Therumbling preceding an earthquake is, to the Shokamind, nothing else than the heavy breathing of the mon-ster previous to waking, whereas the actual shock iscaused by the brute stretching its limbs. When fullyawake the serpent-like demon darts and forc
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