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0141 Among the Celestials : vol.1
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CHAPTER VI.

ACROSS THE GOBI DESERT.

" But here—above, around, below,
On mountain or on glen,
Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower,
The weary eye may ken."
—Scott.

The auspicious day, April 26, having at length
arrived, I had reluctantly to say good-bye to
my kind and hospitable friends—the last of my
countrymen I should see for many a month to
come—and take my plunge into the Gobi and
the far unknown beyond. We might have
been starting on a voyage; all supplies for
several weeks were taken, and everything
made snug and ready as if going to sea. Ours
was a compact little party—the camel-man,
who acted as guide, a Mongol assistant, my
Chinese "boy," eight camels, and myself.
Chang-san, the interpreter, had gone back to
Peking, feeling himself unable to face the

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