170 SAVAGE SVANETIA. 



" Got lip early, because it was so beastly cold 

 and uncomfortable on the stony bank where 

 we slept. The chalk stones seemed to find out 

 every soft place in your body, and if you shifted 

 your position down you rolled off the bank alto- 

 gether. Rained too all night. Breakfasted 

 on white cheese, walnuts, unripe pears, and a 

 pipe. No bread this morning." ' 



At other times the party seems to have 

 made short work of a sheep and several gal- 

 lons of whiskey. But in course of time they 

 reached Kutais, Frank leading by several 

 hours, I believe, having grown sick of the 

 way the men dawdled by the roadside, and 

 trusting to his own bump of topography to 

 lead him safely back. At Kutais he found 

 friends who could speak English ; and there 

 for the present, in a clean shirt, with clean 

 shaven chin, regular meals, and no confounded 

 companion to break in upon his little naps 

 at all unseasonable hours, let us leave him. 



