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Citation Information
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CHAPTER VI.
ACROSS THE GOBI DESERT.
" But here—above, around, below,
On mountain or on glen,
Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower,
The weary eye may ken."
--Scott.
THE auspicious day, April 26, having at length
arrived, I had reluctantly to say good-bye to
my kind and hospitable friends—the last of my
countrymen I should see for many a month to
come and take my plunge into the Gobi and
the far unknown beyond. We might have
been starting on a voyage ; all supplies for
several weeks were taken, and everything
made snug and ready as if going to sea. Ours
was a compact little party the camel-man,
who acted as guide, a Mongol assistant, my
Chinese " boy," eight camels, and myself.
Chang-san, the interpreter, had gone back to
Peking, feeling himself unable to face the
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