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He paused, as though the careful structure of the long sentence had fatigued him. "Major Carstair's explanations were always in the imagery of romance. He sought 'a treasure a treasure that would destroy a Kingdom. And his indicatory data seemed to be the dried blossom of our desert poppy." Again the Oriental paused. He put up his hand and passed his fingers over his face.
The Dalai Lama was not yet able to be consulted, and it seemed to us a better plan to say no more about the impossible treasure, and address our endeavors to the practical side of Major Carstair's intelligence instead. We now pointed out the physical dangers of the region.
But it is to be remembered, in our behalf, that somewhat of the wonder at Major Carstair's knowledge of Western science dealing with the human body was on us, and we felt that perhaps the climatic peril of the Gobi might present no difficult problem to him. "We were fatally misled." Then he added.
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