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0311 The Pulse of Asia : vol.1
アジアの鼓動 : vol.1
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speak one at a time, and to address me instead of arguing
with one another. When I began to write down the gist of
what they said, a look of surprise went over the crowd, and
the old men murmured admiringly: —
"Ah, see that! He is writing. Now we shall have justice."
The evidence left no doubt as to the guilt of the defend-
ant. He owed Handum two dollars instead of thirty cents
as he claimed, and it was he who began the fight in the
bazaar. When I pronounced judgment, he sent his fright-
ened nephew home in great haste to get the money. For
the sake of a lesson to the people, I let the prisoner be kept
in custody till the local Beg could be summoned. He came
at once, putting aside all business.
"This merchant," I said to him, "has assaulted my camel-
man causelessly in the sight of all your people. Please take
charge of him and do what is right."
An hour later, a message came from the Beg.
"I have inquired into the matter with stripes." The mes-
senger added that according to the request which I had sent
privately, the prisoner had been dealt with leniently, "with
stripes not many or painful, but enough to serve as a warn-
ing." The warning was timely, for I planned to leave two
men and all the horses in Charklik for two weeks; and after
our experiences of the obstructiveness of the natives at
Keriya, it seemed well to have the people know that my men
must be treated respectfully whether I was present or absent.
On December 23, I started eastward once more, along
Marco Polo's track. The caravan consisted of three of my
own men, a Loplik guide, and five camels. We had forty-
five days' provisions, chiefly in the form of mutton, rice,