. The cradle of mankind; life in eastern Kurdistan . THE HERIKI VALLEY. The mountain at the head of the valley is a shoulder of Sat Dagh. The terracefields of a mountain village appear in the lower corner. No. 7 THE COURT OF A KURDISH CHIEFTAIN 145 picks as they cautiously loosened stone after stone from thewalling ; and at length they formed an opening large enoughfor one man to creep through at a time. When the nextmorning broke the treacherous Agha lay dead, with everyman of his garrison around him : and the gentleman whowas acting as host to the Sheikh and ourselves this eveninghad been th
. The cradle of mankind; life in eastern Kurdistan . THE HERIKI VALLEY. The mountain at the head of the valley is a shoulder of Sat Dagh. The terracefields of a mountain village appear in the lower corner. No. 7 THE COURT OF A KURDISH CHIEFTAIN 145 picks as they cautiously loosened stone after stone from thewalling ; and at length they formed an opening large enoughfor one man to creep through at a time. When the nextmorning broke the treacherous Agha lay dead, with everyman of his garrison around him : and the gentleman whowas acting as host to the Sheikh and ourselves this eveninghad been there and then appointed successor. Presumablyhe was a sure man. Our supper consisted of bowls of whey, and of rice withpieces of chicken. The Sheikh and eight or ten of hisprincipal henchmen ate with us, all helping themselves outof the common dishes with wooden ladles and spoons. Theyall ate extremely sparingly ; but this was probably out ofetiquette, the Sheikh himself setting the example becausehe was feeling indisposed. Upon another occasion, wh
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