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you know, sahib," he said, " we all believe 

 in them, as you can see yourself, for you 

 remember that ( case ' they asked you to 

 settle at Wardwan ; well, I hear there has 

 been no more talking about it, they have 

 all submitted to your decision. But still 

 there are some queer ones about. I know 

 one who came to a mountain near here, and 

 he spent six months after one moth, and 

 was delighted when he 'd got it. Just fancy 

 climbing about for six months after one in- 

 sect. 1 Can you imagine that ? " 



" Do you know, Lasso," I replied, " that 

 there are many people in England who live 

 in towns, with comfortable houses and fires, 

 who would think I was a lunatic to come 

 away alone here, and sleep in the snow, and 

 have nothing to eat but mutton, eggs, and 

 tea, all for an occasional chance at an ibex ? 

 You must remember that to that man, that 

 particular butterfly was the same as a forty- 

 incher to us." 



1 " Klira," a generic term which includes butterflies 

 and worms ! 



