In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . NEARING KARDAM or clothes, which even the small sum of money I had onme would have been sufficient to buy ; and they wouldnot provide us with even an ounce of food. We emphati-cally protested, and said we preferred to die where wewere. We asked them to kill us then and there, for wewould not budge an inch. Lapsang and the Jong Pens Private Secretary nowcunningly suggested that I should give them in writingthe names of the Shokas who had accompanied me toTibet, probably with the object of confiscating their landand goods. As I said I c
In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . NEARING KARDAM or clothes, which even the small sum of money I had onme would have been sufficient to buy ; and they wouldnot provide us with even an ounce of food. We emphati-cally protested, and said we preferred to die where wewere. We asked them to kill us then and there, for wewould not budge an inch. Lapsang and the Jong Pens Private Secretary nowcunningly suggested that I should give them in writingthe names of the Shokas who had accompanied me toTibet, probably with the object of confiscating their landand goods. As I said I could not write Tibetan or Hin-dustani, they requested me to do it in English. This Idid, but substituting for the names of my men and mysignature sarcastic remarks, which must have caused theTibetans some surprise when they had the documenttranslated. As, however, they refused to kill us there and then, andas Lapsang showed us great politeness and asked us togo by the Lumpiya Pass as a personal favor to him, Ireluctantly decided to accept their terms rath
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