CONTENTSOFTHE SECOND VOLUME.CHAPTER XII.JOURNEY IN THE DESERT OF THE TOORKMUNS.PageJourney to the Oxus.—Sand Hills.—Freezing of the Oxus.—Meanness of native Traders.—The Oxus.—Oxus of Alexander’s Historians.—Charjooee: its Bazar.—The Desert.—Slaves.—The Caravan.—Well of Balghooee.—Dangers of the Desert.—Seerab.—Camel’s Milk—An eastern Caravan.—Oochghooee and wandering Toorkmuns.—Ruins of Castles.—Moorghab.—Remarks on the Desert.—A Toorkmun Camp.—Orgunje Officers.—Precarious Situation1-34CHAP. XIII.CONTINUATION OF THE JOURNEY IN THE TOORKMUN DESERT.River of Merve.—Amusements.—Knights and Heroines of Merve.—Alarm.—Toorkmuns: their Laws of Plunder.—Training of the Horses.—Reflections.—Meetingof the Caravan.—Claims against us.—Continuation of the Desert.—Whirlwinds.—The High Lands of Persia.—Mirage.—Plants of the Desert.—Allamans.—Unsuccessful Party.—Arrival at Shurukhs.—Detention.—Alarms.—Dissipation of them.—Toorkmun Customs.—Fortitude of a Slave.—Toorkmun Song.—Toorkmun House.—Mode of Feasting.—Success of the Allamans.—Inconveniences.—Mad Camel.—Departure from Shurukhs.—Increased Caravan.—Entrance into Persia.—Moozderan or Durbund.—Approach to Meshid.—Tarantulla.—Adventure.—Ghoozkan Slaves.—Troubled Country35-75CHAP. XIV.KHORASAN.Arrival in Meshid.—Interview with Khoosrou Meerza.—Meshid described.—Shrine of Imam Ruza.—Grave of Nadir Shah.—Illumination.—Departure from Meshid.—Koochan.—Camp of the Prince.—European Officers.—Abbas Meerza.—Interview.—Acquaintances.—-Future Plans.—Separation from Dr. Gerard76-99CHAP. XV.JOURNEY AMONG THE TOORKMUNS OF THE CASPIAN.Departure from Koochan.—Atruck River.—Boojnoord.—Toorkmun Discipline.—Travelling in Khorasan.—Tribe of Gireilee.—Toorkmun Acquaintance.—Running down Partridges.—Toorkmun Bard.—Goklan Toorkmuns.—Their Customs.—-Toorkmuns of the Caspian.—Toorkmun Patriarch.—NobleScenery.—Toorkmun national Songs.—Quit the Country of the Toorkmuns.—Arrival at Astrabad.—Plague.—Arrival on the Caspian.—Adventures.—Gardens of Ushruff.—Fortunate Escape.—The Plague.—Quit the Caspian.—Mazenderan.—Peasantry100-127CHAP. XVI.JOURNEY THROUGH PERSIA.—CONCLUSION OF THE NARRATIVE.Quit Mazenderan.—Pass of Gudook.—Gudook the “Pylæ Caspiæ.”—Feerozkoh.—Cure for the Taste of Quinine.—A Koord.—Vexations of a Traveller.—Arrival at Tehran.—Presentation to the Shah.—Return to India.—Route to the Coast.—Quit Persia.—Conclusion128-142
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