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 CONTENTS OF VOL. II. CHAPTER IX. AMONG THE THIBETANS. PAGE " A Man is CJoming" — Description of the First Thibetan Encountered — Thibetan Horse- men — Driving a Bargain — A Savage's First Sight of a "Watch — Uncomplimentary Comments — On the High Road to Lhassa — Getting Information under Difficulties — English and Russians in Bad Odour — Lake Burben-cho — The Dungan shows his Seals — Silos — A Thibetan Interior — A Native Woman — Imatch Done up — Prayers Engraved on Stones — Taking a Prisoner — Death of Imatch — In Sight of the Ningling Tangla and the Namtso 1 — 33 CHAPTER X. AWAITING ORDEKS FROM LHASSA. At Namtso — Encamping near Ningling Tangla Pass — An Embassage — ^The Thibetans Undecided — The Caravan in Battle Array — A Mandarin — A Mongolian Interpreter — Arrival of the Amban from Lhassa —Giving him Audience — His Suite and their Costumes— A Long Interview— The Thibetans' New Year's Day— In the Amban's Tent — Gibeonites — Another Mongolian Interpreter — The Apathy of Thibetans — A Storm — Arrival of the Ta-Lama and the Ta-Amban — Plain Speaking — Refusal to Return— The Ta-Lama and the Ta-Amban described — Abdullah and the Dungan at their Devotions— CoUoqny between Rachmed and Timour — Thibetans at Work— Their General Characteristics— Carnivorous Horses— The Samda Eansain Mountains— The Samda Tchou River— A Blade of Grass— How they do Business at Lhassa 34—70 CHAPTER XI. PRESENTS FROM LHASSA. Breakfasting with the Ta-Amban and Ta-Lama— Diplomatic Indignation — Two Barbarian Petty Chiefs — An Effectual Call to Order — A Sunset Scene — Feasting on a Sheep's Head — A ** Dainty Dish " — At Soubrou — Resting at Di-Ti — ^Water-Carriers — An Entente Cordiale — Characteristics and Habits of the Natives of the Di-Ti Country' — A Specimen of Primeval Man — Nigan: Another Stoppage — The Talai- Lama's Presents : Sacred Objects — Return Presents — A Lama Guide — The Ta- Amban's Advice — A Pet Ram — Timour, Parpa, and 19a Go Back 71 — 91 CHAPTER XIL so AND ITS LAMA-HOUSE. At Gatine — The River Ourtchou — A Hermit Lama — " Steeped in Luxury " — At Djaucounnene — Meeting a Caravan — Resemblance between Thibetans and other Peoples— Thumb Language — A Droll Native — The Thibetans not Fanatics — On the Banks of the Omtchou — At Tandi— The Thibetan Sling— A Superb Mountain Scene — A Sight of Ploughed Land — First View of the Lama-house of So — The of 150 per Cent. — Ploughing at So — Crossing the Sotchou — A Bearded Thibetan — Why Dishonest Chiefs are Popular 92—1 19 218G57 ^ , Digitized by VjOOQIC
 * Delicious Odour" of Wood — A Concierge j Thibet— Native Money — A Commission