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excellent. As for the broth, it was quite good, and 

 henceforward replaced Maggi's cousommd, which we 

 had been constantly using. Later on in the season, 

 when the animals became fatter, we had to abandon 

 their meat, owing to their strong sheepy flavour, for 



RETURNING TO CAMP. 



that of their domestic kinsmen, where stray Kirghiz 

 procured us the latter. On the following morning, 

 June 21st, the wind had not abated, and it was not 

 till 7 a.m. that we left camp. This time Littledale 

 went towards my old nullah where I had twice been 

 successful. As for myself, I started with Taba in 

 the direction of the valley westwards. It was 



