KALMUK VOCABULARY 



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After a frugal breakfast, consisting of porridge and 

 bacon, we drew lots, Littledale and I. Fortune gave 

 me the eastern side towards the Chinese frontier, whilst 

 Littledale got the ground north and west of camp. 

 We divided the hunters between us, each of us 

 taking two of them in order to try their capacities, 



OUR KITCHKX. 



and see if they would answer their purpose. I had 

 scribbled down on a piece of paper a hundred of 

 the most necessary Kalmuk words, so as to be able 

 to converse with my two companions, and very soon 

 got on friendly terms with them. It was still chilly 

 when we started, but from the look of the sky we 

 were entitled to expect a fine day. We crossed the 



