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or submits to the smallest indignity without re- 
monstrating, he loses entirely his independence, and 
is likely soon to find himself placed in a very un- 
dignified position, for the more he yields the more he 
is required to yield. Next day, when the time came 
for our visit to the Dad Khwah, Mirza Shadi, who 
was to conduct us to the palace, came for us on foot — 
a mild attempt to get us to walk — and he hinted 
that we might walk, as the distance was said to be 
only about fifty yards ; but as it is considered infra 
dig. to appear on foot in Yarkand, Mr. Forsyth 
declined to walk, and we accordingly rode, and found 
the distance not much short of 300 yards. We 
passed a number of guns drawn up in front of the 
artillery barracks, and crowds of soldiers lounging 
about. At the gate of the palace we dismounted, and 
after passing through several large courtyards filled 
with troops, we arrived at one which was quite empty, 
a guard of soldiers being drawn . up under the gate- 
way leading to it. Here almost all our followers re- 
mained behind, and we were conducted by Mirza Shadi 
to a door at the farther extremity of the yard, where 
we were most cordially received by a little man very 
plainly dressed. This was Mahomed Yunas, Dad 
Khwah — i.e., lover of justice — who is the second man 
in the kingdom, the Governor of Yarkand city, and all 
the surrounding country. He conducted us to the end 
of a large room, where rugs and cushions were ar- 
ranged on the floor. The presents we had brought 
followed us, and did not appear until some time after- 
wards, when a few of the fire-arms, &;c., were brought 
in to be explained. 
The conversation was almost entirely confined to 
