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The heart of a continent : vol.1 |
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thrown two of his brothers over a precipice, and he now feared
that similar treachery might be played upon him, and that the
Gurkhas might despatch him with a bullet. Under these
excessive precautions the practice proceeded, and volleys were
fired at objects far across the valley, the people being duly
impressed both by the excellence of the shooting and by the
sturdy character of the Gurkhas.
I had several interviews with Safder Ali, but on one occasion
he was so rude that I had afterwards to tell the Wazir that I
could neither receive visits from him nor pay visits to him while
he spoke as he did. He caused me incessant annoyance, too,
by sending down messengers to ask for various things in my
possession. I had given him a handsome present, but he would
send and ask me for my tent, my mule-trunks, and even some
soap for his wives. Among my presents to the Wazir had been
a few tablets of soap wrapped up in "silver" paper; these had
excited the admiration of the ladies of the "king's" household,
and they wanted some for themselves. All these requests I
refused on principle, for if one thing had been given, more would
be demanded, and every article of my kit would be taken
from me. Of this Captain Grombtchevsky had good-naturedly
informed me, and he had warned me to be firm from the first.
Balti coolies, to carry my baggage down to Gilgit, having
arrived, I left Gulmit on November 23. On the morning of
my departure, Safder Ali came down on foot to my tent and
apologized for any annoyance he had given me, saying his only
intention was to give me a suitable reception, and he wished
a subsidy from Government! Safder Ali struck me as being a
weak character, and the opinion I recorded of him at the time
was that he was too childishly obstinate and too deficient in
shrewdness and far-sightedness to appreciate the advantages of
keeping on good terms with the British. I am the last European
who has seen him; two years later he was forced to flee from
his country, and he is now an exile in Chinese territory,
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