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and into squares which had no exit, and contained 

 nothing but shops on a kind of second story after 

 hailing and haranguing some dozens of passers-by 

 he pulled up, and told me with much complacency 

 there was no English consul, but that he would 

 find me two or three other consuls, French, Ger- 

 man, &c., if they would do as well. For a moment 

 I was puzzled what to do, as my hotel-keeper had 

 been unable to give me the address I wanted, and 

 I hardly knew where else to ask for it now my 

 Jehu had failed me. But a telegraph-post gave 

 me an inspiration. Where those tall slim posts 

 are, there must be an Englishman or a German 

 not far off ; and telling my cabby to drive to the 

 telegraph station, I soon found all I wanted, as 

 well as a kind friend in the person of the chief of 

 the telegraphists, Herr Giinzel. 



Our consul, I found, was just the man to help 

 me an old Indian officer and shikaree, to whom 

 all my wants were perfectly comprehensible. To 

 Captain Lyall I owe much for his ever-ready help 

 and hospitality. With him and Herr Giinzel I 

 passed the next few days, calling upon the digni- 

 taries of Tiflis, presenting my letters of introduc- 

 tion, and obtaining all the information I could 

 collect relative to Lenkoran and the game to be 

 found there. 



With one solitary exception (Prince Gagarin, 

 once governor of the Lenkoran district) I was told 



