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WESTWARDS TO LEH. 459
such a purpose. Besides, my Cossack escort was not
intrusted to me for the purpose of engaging in hostihties.
In fact, it never for one moment occurred to me to use
force. All this I explained to the Cossacks. But a plan
did occur to me. It was this : we would return to the
grazing-grounds of the Perutseh-tso and there build a fort
of turves. Thence we would make excursions in the neigh-
bourhood and live by hunting, and in the spring, when the
The Middle Basin of Tso-ne:ombo.
caravan had recovered, we would make another start for
the Forbidden Land. This plan was, I confess, both in-
teresting and tempting ; however, it was never carried
out, for the conceited governor changed his mind. He
promised to give us yaks and provisions, and to let us
travel through his province provided we did not visit the
town of Rudok, and as I never had the least intention of
doing that, the matter was soon settled.
On the 7th November the weather was splendid, and
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