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We spent the crisp, warm afternoon peacefully stretched on the sloping sward in front of our tents, and making the acquaintance of the only good thing that came out of Palhallan a charming quartette of young geese which Sabz Ali had bought and brought. These delightful birds evinced the most perfect friendliness and confidence in us, and we became greatly attached to them.
They have been in Gurais and the Tilail district ever since they left Srinagar on the 24th April, and have had an adventurous and difficult time, with plenty of snow and torrents and avalanches, but somewhat poor sport. Tuesday, July 11. On Sunday morning the combined fleet sailed for Palhallan.
The Smithsons had a "matted dounga," and she "walked away" from our heavier ark down the winding Sind at a great pace. We reached Shadipur at 11 A.M., but the Smithsons had "gone before," so, crossing the Jhelum, we made after them in hot pursuit, and reached them and Palhallan at sunset.
The final packing, effected amid a hungry crowd of little piping fiends, was a veritable nightmare, and yesterday morning we rescued our mangled remains from the enemy, and, having paid off our boats, hurriedly clambered on to the ponies which had come late, as usual from Palhallan to convey what was left by the mosquitoes to Gulmarg.
We quitted Palhallan as the Lot family quitted Sodom and Gomorrah, but with no lingering tendency to look backward; we cast our eyes unto the hills, and kicked the best pace we could out of our "tattoos," halting for breakfast soon after crossing the hot, white road which runs from Baramula to Srinagar.
The unfortunate Jane always a popular person is especially so with insects; and if there is a flea or a mosquito anywhere within range it immediately rushes to her. She paid dearly for her fatal gift of attractiveness at Palhallan her eyes, usually so keen, being what is vulgarly termed "bunged up," and every vulnerable spot in like piteous plight!
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