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India and Tibet : vol.1

インドとチベット : vol.1

418 SOME CONCLC.TSIONS

were accustomed to come and trade in Perthshire, and

occasionally in Glasgow and Dundee ; who pastured their

flocks and herds along the Grampians ; and who inter-

married With the people in the Lowlands ; and, supposing

that this people said they wanted to keep to themselves

in their own country in the far Highlands, and not admit

anyone from outside, we would say that we could sympa-

thize and understand such a wish, though it certainly

seemed somewhat one-sided, considering they had all the

advantage of coming into the Lowlands of Scotland and

into England whenever they liked. For the benefit of

these Lowlanders and Englishmen we might send some

emissaries to the Highlanders, as Hastings sent Bogle

and Turner to the Tibetans to try by amicable methods

to get them to admit our traders, to the reciprocal advan-

tage of both. But if they resented them strongly, we

should probably say to ourselves that as long as they did

not worry us we would not worry them, and would leave

them in their isolation in the Highlands.

But if they did worry us, would not the whole situa-

tion be changed ? If 10,000 of them came down one

day and built a fort in the Perth Hills and refused to

move, would not that change our ideas as to leaving

them alone ? And if, in addition, after they had refused

to receive a letter from us, they sent an emissary with

letters to the German Emperor and his Chancellor,

would not that yet further change our ideas as to respect-

ing their seclusion ? The Chancellor might explain that

the letter to him was merely to inquire after his health,

and that the business with the German Emperor was of a

purely religious nature"; but we should, all the same, think

it was about time to be bestirring ourselves to come to

some practical understanding with these inhabitants of the

Highlands. We should say to them : We do not in the

least mind your keeping yourselves absolutely to your-

selves, though we think it inhospitable and unneighbourly ;

but now you have begun to worry us and to have com-

munications with our rivals, we must come to a clear

understanding with you."

But supposing we found it impossible to discover any-

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