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i7,ooo FEET ABOVE THE SEA. 22 I
mometer was now down to 4° below zero Fahr. ; but I
promised to reward him handsomely if he carried my
message well. He rode the horse I had just bought from
him, and had the price in his pocket, so that he might
easily have gone off, had he been so disposed. But I had
confidence in the man and he had confidence in me.
Three days later we started again ; for that evening we
were to reach the springs of Yusup-alik, so at least swore
A Young Kulan (Wild Ass)
MoUah Shah and Niaz, and they knew the region well.
We marched on till twilight, and from twilight to nightfall ;
in fact it got pitch dark, and as yet we had never seen a
single glimpse of any spring. " Oh, it’s not very far now " !
Mollah Shah assured me time after time, and on he tramped
again. The path we had followed so long as daylight
lasted became lost in the darkness.
We were almost dead beat with fatigue and want of
sleep, when our two guides suddenly stopped and shouted.
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