ins, determining to go through Tibet by the wilds. He had
with him nine followers. He was then in perfect health and
strength, and so were his followers. At the end of August I heard
that Mr. Landor had been arrested, and, fearing the Tibetans
would kill him, I hastened to Taklakot to do my utmost to save
him. There I learnt that Mr. Landor and his two servants were
being brought back. Hearing that it was the intention of the
Tibetans to take them _via_ the Lumpiya, I, with Pandit Gobaria,
Jai Mal, and Lata, induced the Jong Pen of Taklakot to allow Mr.
Landor to be brought to Taklakot. On the evening of 7th September
_Peshkar_ Kharak Sing arrived there. At about 11 A.M. on the 8th
September Mr. Landor, Chanden Sing, and Man Sing arrived. I took
them to my tent and heard their account of what had happened. I
could hardly recognise Mr. Landor; he looked very ill and seemed
nearly exhausted. I examined his injuries and found that his
forehead had the skin off and was covered with scabs. His cheeks
and nose were in the same state. His hair had grown long. He was
unshaven and unkempt. He was in rags and dirty, covered with
swarms of lice. His hands, fingers, and wrists were swollen and
wounded. On his spine at the waist he had an open sore, and the
parts around were swollen and red. His seat was covered with
marks of wounds caused by spikes. His feet were swollen, and so
were his ankles. The flesh about the latter was much hurt and
contused, showing marks of cords having been tightly bound round
them. He was in a very low condition. I attended to him, having
given him a bath and a change of clothes. I gave him food, but
though he said he was famished, he could scarcely eat. I am
confident, if he had been a few days longer in the hands of the
Tibetans and had been taken _via_ Lumpiya, he would have died.
After half an hour the Tibetans brought some of Mr. Landor's
things under seal. Some of the Tibetan officials on one side,
_Peshkar_ Kharak Sing and Gobaria and myself on the other, made
out a list of the property, which we took over, and a list was
prepared of the articles taken from Mr. Landor and which were
missing. Mr. Landor dictated the list from memory. Copies of
these lists were furnished to the Jong Pen. I kept Mr. Landor at
Taklakot until