32 THE MARKHOR 



useful to the Clifton-Browns and my humble self. 

 Nothing gives him too much trouble : he finds us 

 the best shooting district, provides all necessaries for 

 our house-boat, kitchen and cellar, engages our crew, 

 and for me a shikari, but, thank God ! no house-boat. 

 I enjoy that luxury at the expense of my friends. 

 One breakfasts and dines from boat to boat, takes 

 tea on the roofs of the little arks, and glides placidly 

 along with the unconcern of a dead-head. 



In all sizes and at all prices these Jhelum yachts 

 are to be had ; suitable for bachelors or large families, 

 for American millionaires or British officials of small 

 means ; floating cottages, houses and palaces on 

 planks. They can be taken by the week or the 

 month, and one hires the furniture, the cooking 

 utensils, the servants, and the crew all complete, with 

 plenty of worry and annoyance thrown in gratis. 

 Thus do the foreigners in Cashmere float about, 

 roasting in the burning sunshine, travelling in 

 unfavourable weather from place to place, accom- 

 panied mercilessly wherever they go by heat, cold, 

 and noisy boatmen by the English post as well, 

 thank goodness, although the only available address 

 in Cashmere seems to be "c/o The Postmaster, 

 Srinagar." And now, good postmaster, hunt about 

 till you have found the floating or climbing, fishing 

 or shooting, washing or sleeping, laughing or crying, 

 married or single one for whom the letter is 

 intended ! For hundreds of these four-cornered 



