Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - XXV.—Prisoners!
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Below is the raw OCR text
from the above scanned image.
Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan.
Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!
This page has never been proofread. / Denna sida har aldrig korrekturlästs.
PRISONERS! 375
means of loud whistlings and short shrill cries. Although
they went close past our tent, they were so engrossed with
their business of yak-driving that none of them took any
notice of us, nor did one of them show the slightest curiosity
to peep in. The entire company were black as pitch ;
yaks, dogs, men, their clothes, their guns—all were black ;
so that it was like a procession of grimy demons marching
Our Lama in Conversation with Tiljetans.
past. They were bound for the temple of Tashi-lurnpo,
the seat of the influential Lama, Banshing Bogdo, and for
the bazaars of Shigatse,* where they were going to sell
their tea.
We spent the da}" in drying our belongings, spreading
them out on the ground in the sun, and tilled our top-boots
with warm sand to absorb the moisture. Whilst the Lama
was examining into the condition of his various drugs and
Mjn llie Brahmaputra, west of Lassa (Lhasa).
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
