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white beneath, also a rduiaikably liiu dark feuiale Melitaea trivia, like 

 that we found in the Rhodope, and a striking specimen of M. phoebe, 

 2 , largj and dusky, q^uite different from any other that I possess. It 

 was trying to have to hurry on, when there was so much to 

 induce one to linger, but it was impossible to delay, for we wanted to 

 cross the frontier stream, and do three hours' journey in Montenegro 

 that night. So, relunctantly, I went on, and came to thicker and less 

 productive woodland close by the Tara, whose course we followed for 

 about a mile till we came to the ford, and a gunshot summoned the 

 ferryman from some remote hut, high up on the Montenegrin side. 

 Down he came and crossed the still deep pool, whilst we waited 

 impatiently on the rocks opposite, but all that we could say or do 

 would not induce him to take us across; generally, one might go over, 

 but since the recent row, nobody might cross without special leave 

 from the local governor, who lived at the town of Jabliak, three hours 

 away ! So we resolved to encamp close by, and paid the ferryman to 

 take my passport up to Jabliak, and see if the great man might not be 

 persuaded by the sight of the royal arms to let us enter the country. 

 Then we encamped in a lovely narrow meadow, between the rapid Tara 

 and a great cliff, in which we could see, high up, many caves, formerly 

 a stronghold of robbers, but now, fortunately, unoccupied. The 

 Montenegrins kindly sent over a frontier guard, a friend of our 

 Pandour's, to look after us, and he brought us some excellent potatoes. 

 I spent the evening catching Micros, and regretting my haste in 

 the descent of the gorge. Next morning leave to cross arrived, so we 

 joyfully hastened back to the ferry, we and our goods crossed on the 

 ferry boat (which consisted of three tree-trunks lashed together) and 

 the horses swam. Then we began the ascent of the Montenegrin side 

 of the gorge, which was rather less steep at this point than the 

 Turkish side ; with fine forest and very few butterflies, 1 scarcely 

 caught anything. Arrived at the top, we found a grassy plateau, and 

 occasional fir woods, just as on the Turkish side. About midday we 

 reached the tiny town of Jabliak, built almost entirely of wood, on a 

 small river coming down from the Duimitor, whose frowning 

 precipices rise out of the forests about five miles west of the town. 

 We interviewed the head man, a handsome young Montenegrin, named 

 Urosh, in full costume, who could read and write Servian, but nothing else, 

 and we had much ado to persuade him of our respectability. I think the 

 lion and the unicorn on my passport carried the day, he understood that. 

 He kept the only inn in Jabliak, and must certainly have made a good 

 thing of our visit, for the whole population came to look at me, and 

 to greet their friend and relation, the Pandour, who swore that I was 

 everything that I should be. So finally we were given a nice old 

 Montenegrin officer of gendarmes to look after us, and allowed to 

 explore tlie Durmitor ; we started about 4 p.m. We went into the 

 forest at once, and scrambled along very slippery ways till 6 p.m. 

 Then we encamped in the driest spot we could find, under an enormous 

 fir tree, and had a very rough night with thunder, lightning and rain. 

 Next morning was again fine, and we went up into the mountain, 

 leaving the forest region far below us, and pitching my tent close to 

 a newly-built and unoccupied shepherd's hut. This afforded a 

 necessary shelter for the men, as we must have been quite oOOOft. 

 high and the nights were frosty. Here we I'cmaincd for four days, and 



