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of Foreign Affairs at Petersburg. We had not
known that special permission from the Provincial
Governor would be required for *leaving* Russian
territory. Anginieur, who has now decided to go
as far as Kashgar, thinks that his quality as an
officer of the nation, *amie et alliée*, may diminish
difficulties. There are several days of uncertain, but
courteous, negotiation. Colonel Saitseff heliographs
and telegraphs. He then calls to say there is no one
at Marghelan, the provincial capital, who could give
the pass, but perhaps a personal note from him
will be accepted by the Chinese frontier officials.
An hour later we go to his office, where his aide,
Captain Kuropatkin, brother of the famous general,
surprises us by saying that the Marghelan governor
has given consent. We are bewildered, but con-
tent. The passes for ourselves, our men, and our
ponies are duly made out in two languages, and
when we hasten to bid adieu to the Colonel his
daughter says he is asleep, but will see us when he
wakes. A few minutes later his wife says he is
not asleep, but has had a headache for several
hours and begs to be excused. We are sorry and
ride away, never having thoroughly understood the
situation. Yet eventually all went well. The cara-
van had been gotten together by the authority
of the Natchalik, who evidently kept its prepara-
tion wholly under control. When the permission
to depart was promised for a certain day, the
ponies were to be had at the moment; when helio-
graph delays occurred, the difficulty as to ponies
began; when the delay ended, the ponies promptly
reappeared. Perhaps the simple story of our
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