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CHAPTER V. 



AMONG THE PAMIRS. 



WE VISIT DAUVERGNE'S CAMP A SUCCESSFUL STALK DEAD 

 BEAT DAUVERGNE LEAVES THE KILIK VALLEY A TAN- 

 TALISING SHOT MESSAGE FROM GROMCHEFSKI AN AVA- 

 LANCHE AKAL JAHN PROVIDES SHIKARIS MORE OVES 



BOWER'S SUCCESS AN ICE WALL COLLECTING THE SPOILS 

 TEA WITH GROMCHEFSKI. 



THE next morning it was snowing hard, and bed 

 was the best place ; but as it showed signs of 

 clearing by eight o'clock, I shouted to Bower if 

 he was ready for breakfast, and turned out. As 

 we were discussing our programme over our pipes, 

 two Kirghiz mounted on ponies came in, bringing 

 a note from Dauvergne and some Ovis poll meat. 

 He had, he said, great luck the previous day, 

 killing three good gooljas ; that there were plenty 

 more in the nullah, and as he was leaving for 

 Wakhan in a couple of days, we had better come 

 up and camp with him at once. 



