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[edit]DescriptionImage from page 356 of "Trans-Himalaya; discoveries and adventures in Tibet" (1909).jpg |
English: Identifier: transhimalayadis02hedi
Title: Trans-Himalaya; discoveries and adventures in Tibet Year: 1909 (1900s) Authors: Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952 Subjects: Tibet (China) -- Description and travel Publisher: London : Macmillan and co., ltd. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: Kutus, Gulam, Suen, Abdul Rasak, Sedik, Lobsang,Kunchuk, Gaffar, Abdullah, and Sonam Kunchuk. You are then eleven men altogether—three Lamaistsand eight Mohammedans ? Yes, Sahib. I shall at some future time take down your names,ages, places of abode, the journeys you have made, theservices you have been in, etc. It turned out that very few of them had ever beenin the service of a European, but all had been employedby Nazer Shah, and his son Gulam Razul answered forthem. Four had been in Lhasa, and almost all theMohammedans in Yarkand, and all seemed pleasant andcheerful, and were in the prime of life. 226 Text Appearing After Image: 2S9. Abdul Kerim, the New Caravan Leauek. chap.lv a new chapter 227 Which of you is my cook ? I am, answered Gulam, a comical little fellow whoimmediately received a lecture from Rub Das how I wasto be attended on (Illust. 291), Are you all Ladakis ? Yes, Sahib, all except Lobsang, who is a Tibetanfrom Gar-gunsa, but has married in Leh and has servedwith the Hajji Nazer Shah. I ^ was somewhat loath to take a Tibetan with meon a journey where it was essential to keep the Tibetansas long as possible in the dark. If danger threatened,how easily he could betray me to his countrymen ! I con-sidered whether I would not exchange him for anotherman, or simply leave him behind. But how often hadI reason subsequently to rejoice that I had not giveneffect to the suggestion! With the exception of thefour Russian cossacks and Robert, Lobsang was the bestservant who ever accompanied me on my journeys throughthe wilds of Asia. He was a splendid man, and I cherisha warm recollection of him (Illust. 2 Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. |
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