From Peking to PetersburgE. Arnold, 1899 - 300 pàgines |
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Pàgina 83
... tent , which no doubt is one reason that the tents of the wealthier Mongols are solidly constructed and firmly anchored . Whirlwinds marked by moving pillars of sand are not uncommon , and while they continue the air is 6-2 OF MONGOLIA 83.
... tent , which no doubt is one reason that the tents of the wealthier Mongols are solidly constructed and firmly anchored . Whirlwinds marked by moving pillars of sand are not uncommon , and while they continue the air is 6-2 OF MONGOLIA 83.
Pàgina 88
... tents , which at certain changing seasons they move from one pasturage ground to another . But they do not wander habitually , and they do not move far , and they move within such well - defined limits that to find a Mongol encampment ...
... tents , which at certain changing seasons they move from one pasturage ground to another . But they do not wander habitually , and they do not move far , and they move within such well - defined limits that to find a Mongol encampment ...
Pàgina 93
... tents , but in handsomely furnished apartments in his very handsome private house , for this was a wealthy Mongolian of family and position . By nine o'clock we were at dinner , with the con- soling prospect that everything that could ...
... tents , but in handsomely furnished apartments in his very handsome private house , for this was a wealthy Mongolian of family and position . By nine o'clock we were at dinner , with the con- soling prospect that everything that could ...
Pàgina 96
... tents , and it was in tents that we received and enjoyed his hospitalities . We travelled as a party of three Europeans , with a Chinese cook . The latter we had engaged at Peking , on his own terms , not on the strength of his cookery ...
... tents , and it was in tents that we received and enjoyed his hospitalities . We travelled as a party of three Europeans , with a Chinese cook . The latter we had engaged at Peking , on his own terms , not on the strength of his cookery ...
Pàgina 98
... tents were prepared , and presented the Mongol headmen to us ; the other looked after the baggage transport , saw that nothing was left behind , and generally made himself useful in every way . They were not our servants , but they were ...
... tents were prepared , and presented the Mongol headmen to us ; the other looked after the baggage transport , saw that nothing was left behind , and generally made himself useful in every way . They were not our servants , but they were ...
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