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Updated: May 29, 2025
Weinheim is a little Town on the north side of the Neckar, a dozen miles or so from Mannheim; out of which, and into which, the Prussian Corps goes shifting from time to time, as Prince Eugene and the French manoeuvre to no purpose in that Rhine-Neckar Country. "HERDEK TEREMTETEM" it appears, is a bit of Hungarian swearing; should be ORDEK TEREMTETE; and means "The Devil made you!"
At midnight Ördek crept into the tent and whispered in a trembling voice that robbers were about. We seized our weapons and rushed out. The storm was still raging, and the moon shone fitfully between the riven clouds. We were too late.
When he arrived in the darkness of night at the main camp, the night watchman took him for a stranger and raised his gun. But Ördek shouted and waved his arms, and when he got to his tent he lay down and slept heavily for two whole days. We three pilgrims rode on south-eastwards, and pitched our tent on open ground by a brook twenty-five miles farther on.
Perhaps they already knew that we came from my headquarters, and they might even send a warning to Lhasa. Ördek was beside himself with fright at having to make the two days' journey back on foot and quite alone.
Ördek was to watch them during the night in order that we might have a good sleep, for when he left us we should have to guard them ourselves. Here my disguise was improved. My head was shaved so that it shone like a billiard ball. Only the eyebrows were left.
The baggage animals were led by my men and I rode behind. During the first two days we had a Mohammedan with us, Ördek, but he was to go back to headquarters, where all the rest of the caravan were ordered to await our return. We were to ride south-eastwards and endeavour to strike the great Mongolian pilgrim route to Lhasa.
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