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The heart of a continent : vol.1 |
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group—rough, hard, determined-looking Kanjutis, in long loose
woollen robes, round cloth caps, long curls hanging down their
ears, matchlocks slung over their backs, and swords bound to
their sides; the timid, red-faced Kirghiz; the Tartar-featured
Ladakis; the patient, long-suffering Baltis; the sturdy, jovial
little Gurkhas; the grave Pathan, and a solitary Englishman,
met together here, in the very heart of the Himalayas, in the
robbers' stronghold. It is on thinking over occasions like this
that one realizes the extraordinary influence of the European
in Asia, and marvels at his power of rolling on one race upon
another to serve his purpose. An Asiatic and a European
fight, the former is beaten, and he immediately joins the
European to subdue some other Asiatic. The Gurkhas and
the Pathans had both in former days fought desperately against
the British; they were now ready to fight equally desperately
for the British against these raiders around us, and their
presence had inspired so much confidence in the nervous
Kirghiz that these even had summoned up enough courage to
enter a place which they had before never thought of without
a shudder.
I now found that the Hunza chief really meant to receive
me, and the man in charge of the outpost informed me that
an official would meet me on the other side of the Shimshal
Pass to welcome me in the name of the chief. So we marched
on towards the pass for another three and a half miles, to a
camping-ground called Afdigar, where grass and low willows
and other scrub for firewood were plentiful. A number of
small side nullahs were crossed, and each was lined with a
wall of defence. Seven Hunza men came on with us, and the
Gurkhas quickly fraternized with them, winning their hearts by
small presents of tobacco. I also gave them a good dinner,
and their tongues were gradually loosed, and on that and other
nights that they were with us they told us many interesting
things about their country. They complained much of the
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