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Tibet and Turkestan : vol.1 |
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were in no way accredited to him, it was impossible
that he should officially adopt us and ask the Taotai's
good offices. The presence of his moonshee and our
temporary establishment in his quarters went far to
give us good character; yet, after all, we were chance
wanderers, save in so far as the sealed letter to M.
Petrovsky might give to me the harmless character
of an American citizen without a mission, while
Anginieur's claim to be a French officer entitled him
to a certain consideration. But whether our simple
story of accidental association was believed by M.
Petrovsky we never knew. In our first interview
with him, before visiting the Taotai, he had seemed
to warm genially toward us, but utterly discouraged
the venture up the plateau. He made no offer of
assistance save that he would write to his repre-
sentative in Khotan to help us there. Farther than
Khotan, even if so far, he thought we should not
go. If by chance we should reach the inhabited
portion of Tibet he believed we would be killed,
etc.
Now, the old gentleman's conduct was a bit an-
noying, yet reasonable enough from the Russian
point of view. We were fairly under some suspi-
cion as to our motives, and even if the simple facts
were believed, it remained that our presence might
produce complications in a region where Europeans
are events, and where Russia's present preponder-
ance of influence has been expected at any time to
become Russian control. Such a situation is always
delicate until worked to an accepted conclusion.
China is still the actual and effective ruler. Great
Britain is still an eager critic of all Central Asian
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