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Lhasa but had been stopped at Nagchuka. He had

then gone eastward 378 miles to Jye-kundo hoping

to reach Ta-chien-lu, but had again been stopped,

so had made his way north to Tangar. He came

to several meals with Pereira and kindly gave

him information about the distances, altitudes

and stages between Nagchuka and Tangar, and

many notes for Pereira's guidance. He had

travelled much in unexplored tracks on the way

to Kuei-te on the Yellow River and on his journey

to Nagchuka ; and he struck Pereira as a plucky

man.

Having made his final preparations for his

plunge into Tibet, Pereira sent back to England

instructions for the despatch of mails to him.

His brother was to chance sending letters by

India to Lhasa. He was asked " to put Racing

Up-to-Date in each enclosure, and a summary of

important events, deaths, marriages or news of

special import of any of his friends ; cuttings

about important racing events, such as the four

days of Epsom, the Two Thousand, City and

Suburban, etc., but nothing about weather or

minor details ".

" I think I shall get to Jye-kundo," he added,

" but beyond it is all doubt. . . . Money is also a

difficulty, as I shall want more than I had calcu-

lated. . . . I might reach Lhasa without money.

My caravan might be looted on the way. My

mules might fail. There are so many unforeseen

chances. . . . Still I hope for success."

In this rather doubtful frame of mind, hoping

for the best but almost expecting the worst,

Pereira left Tangar on May 11. His caravan

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