IIIFカラー高解像度
国立情報学研究所 - ディジタル・シルクロード・プロジェクト
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| Among the Celestials : vol.1 | |
| 天の間で : vol.1 |
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引用情報
t io AMONG THE CELESTIALS. [CHAP. V.
the caravan which was about to start. By
doing so I might be detained in one way and
another for some weeks, and as I had the whole
length of Chinese Turkestan to traverse, and
to cross the Himalayas before winter closed in,
I could not afford such a delay. It was for-
tunate for me that at this juncture I had the
aid and experience of Mr. Clarke at my dis-
posal. He was indefatigable in his search for
a man, and eventually found a Chinese native
of Guchen who undertook to hire me out five
camels, to carry 300 lbs. each, for 18o taels
(about £45), and to provide a guide to
accompany my party across thé desert to
H ami. A solemn agreement was then drawn
up, and it was stipulated that, for the above
sum, we were to be landed at Hami in sixty
days.
To consult a Chinese almanac for an
auspicious day on which to start was the
next thing. The guide was very particular
about this, as he said it would never do to start
in a casual way on a journey like this. We
must be most careful about the date of starting.
The 23rd, 24th, and 25th of April were all in
turn rejected, for one reason after another, and
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