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The heart of a continent : vol.1 |
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because the Tungans are Mussulmans.) His influence seemed
to be very great. A large crowd of Turks collected round
us, but by saying a few words he kept them clear of me, and
they looked on silently. Now and then he addressed the
crowd, and explained to them who the English were. I was
glad of this, as he seemed to have a very good opinion of us.
I heard him abusing the Chinese in the most open way, as
there were several Chinamen there (Mohammedans, perhaps,
though). A man like that might do a deal of good or a deal
of harm, and I saw more clearly than before the great
influence Mohammedanism has in these countries, and how
dangerous this influence may be on occasions. The Mahdi
was probably a man very like this Arab Hajji.
The owner of the shop in which we were gave me some
tea, but I noticed the Arab took none. Whether he has caste,
as in India, and won't drink with an infidel, I don't know.
Both he and the Afghan came here from India viâ Peshawur,
Kabul, and Bokhara. The Arab had been to Tashkent, and
said it was as fine a town as Bombay. I felt quite brightened
up by the conversations with these men. It was the first
time for some months that I had been able to talk at all
fluently with any one. Fancy an Englishman being so
delighted to meet an Arab and an Afghan in Turkestan,
and talking in Hindustani!
In the evening I saw two distinguished-looking men
standing about in the courtyard of my inn, evidently wishing
to see me, but not liking to intrude themselves on me as the
Chinese do; so I went out to speak to them. They only spoke
Turki, but I was able to make out that they were Kokhandees.
Their country was Russian now, they said, and they called
it "Ferghansky." I said I was Angrez (English), but they
said at once, "Ingleesh." I got a few Turki words from them,
and then they shook hands with me and went off.
I had read in some book that at Turfan it was so hot that
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