In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . y eye uponthem while I was cooking my food. There were sometwo hundred in all, picturesquely garbed. They seemedto be good horsemen, and looked well as they rode in aline towards us. A little way off they stopped and dis-mounted, and the leaders came forward, one stalwart fel-low^ in a fine sheepskin coat marching ahead of the attitude was very arrogant, and, dispensing with theusual salutations, he approached quite close, shaking hisfist at me. Kiu mahla lokhna nga rah luck tiba tangan (I willgive you a goat or a sheep if yo
In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . y eye uponthem while I was cooking my food. There were sometwo hundred in all, picturesquely garbed. They seemedto be good horsemen, and looked well as they rode in aline towards us. A little way off they stopped and dis-mounted, and the leaders came forward, one stalwart fel-low^ in a fine sheepskin coat marching ahead of the attitude was very arrogant, and, dispensing with theusual salutations, he approached quite close, shaking hisfist at me. Kiu mahla lokhna nga rah luck tiba tangan (I willgive you a goat or a sheep if you will go back), he said. Kiu doii7ia nga di tangon f (And I give you this tomake you go back!) was my quick answer, while I unexpectedly administered him one straight from the shoul-der that sent him flat on his back and sprawling on theground. The Tibetan army, which, with its usual prudence, waswatching events from a respectful distance, beat a hastyretreat. The officer, though unhurt, scrambled away,screaming. The Tibetans had so far behaved with such. /^ COWARDICE OF THE TIBETANS contemptible cowardice that we could hardly congratulateourselves on such easy successes. We began to feel thatreally we had no enemy at all before us, and very likelywe became even careless. Anyhow, we ate our food andgave this affair but little thought. Our progress was now comparatively easy, along abroad grassy plain, and we proceeded without further dis-
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