108 AMONG THE PAMIRS. 



lect the spoils of the previous day. It was 

 dusk before they got in with their load. The 

 largest head measured 60 inches, the finest we 

 had shot ; the others were not very big. 



A messenger coming in to say that Gromchefski 

 had arrived at Chaddirtash, we mounted our 

 ponies and started for Akul Jahn's camp. He 

 was not at home, having gone to meet Young- 

 husband, who was exploring all the passes of the 

 Mustagh range. 



As the pamir is quite flat here, we could make 

 out in the distance the mazar> where we expected 

 to find the camp, but could see no signs of it. 

 Presently we met some Kirghiz who had been 

 sent to conduct us thither, and who said it was 

 no distance ; but, like the Scotch " mile and a 

 bittock," the " bittock " was the longest part, and 

 we travelled a good six miles before we reached 

 our destination. 



Gromchefski had only just arrived, but soon 

 got a small tent up, and offered us tea and 

 biscuits. He had with him a German, whose 

 name has escaped me. Our conversation was 

 rather curious. I talked French, but understood 

 German a little. Gromchefski talked German, 

 but understood a little French! I therefore 



