3i8 A MARCH IN TIBET 



to be shot there. He said the leave of the Jadhs must 

 be obtained first, bakshish given, etc. It took some 

 time to overcome Bow Singh's scruples ; but he had set 

 his heart on a ■ red broadcloth choga embroidered with 

 yellow wool. I tempted him with this magnificent robe, 

 the materials of which I could obtain in Mussoorie, and 

 told him he should have it provided he took me to the 

 hunting grounds about which he had said so much. 



