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ALL ENDS WEL^L. 



tions from the governor of that town how to aci 

 under the circumstances. The secrecy observed 

 with reo-ard to all travellers in China is so trreat that 

 I could not discover, either then or afterwards, why 

 we were detained at the moment of departure, and pre- 

 vented for two days from proceeding on our journey. 

 However, we had no more time to think of it, and 

 we were overjoyed at the favourable turn of events. 



Kutukhtu-Lama of high rank. 



(Froin a Photo;^rapli lent by P.aron Osten Sacken.) 



The prospect of fulfilling our great enterprise gave 

 us no rest the remainder of that day and night. 

 The caravan with which we were now associated was 

 equljjped at Peking by one of the most important of 



