Francis Worcester Doughty

Name: Mirrikh, or, A Woman from Mars — Chapter 21
Author: Francis Worcester Doughty

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“Mirrikh, or, A Woman from Mars — Chapter 21”, published in 1892, is a work by Francis Worcester Doughty. It explores elements such as Lh'asa, Padma and cavern.

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Francis Worcester Doughty, Mirrikh, or, A Woman from Mars… (1892)

“ With that quiet good sense he ever displayed, the old lama let the matter drop.
“Is there a way of passing through that wall?” asked the Doctor.
“Most certainly,” was the reply. “There is a passage directly through it leading down the mountain. From thence to Lh’asa the way is short and easy. Indeed the city might be discerned from the mountain tops beyond the river, could we but transport ourselves there.”
“Ah! If we only could!” I cried; “but tell me, father, this passage: is it below the water level now?”
“It is, my son; we can only possess our souls in patience till the waters fall.” ”

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Francis Worcester Doughty, Mirrikh, or, A Woman from Mars… (1892)

“ The sight is not a cheerful one. Surrounding me are the walls of a vast cavern, possessed of none of that beauty of caverns about which poets and novelists love to rave. There are no snowy stalactites nor glittering stalagmites, nothing but the black, ragged rock, all dripping with moisture where the gloom permits my eyes to penetrate. ”

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Francis Worcester Doughty, Mirrikh, or, A Woman from Mars… (1892)

“ Perhaps, indeed, the old man’s life had been such a retired one that his information was but slight on matters other than of a spiritual nature; but the Doctor maintained, and I agreed with him, that he probably thought he acted under orders from the Grand Lama, for he would at times retire and be absent for hours, and upon his return declare that he had been in spirit to Lh’asa and in consultation with his superior. ”

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Francis Worcester Doughty, Mirrikh, or, A Woman from Mars… (1892)

“ The floor is of sand, mingled with which are whitish fragments strewn in every direction; these, though they have long since lost their terrors, never cease to be disquieting; they are human bones; bones of men who lived out their lives in ages long gone by ”

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Francis Worcester Doughty, Mirrikh, or, A Woman from Mars… (1892)

“ When not engaged in religious exercises, the lamas kept themselves busy as best they could, and foremost among their occupations was the plaiting of long strips of hide, out of which it was intended to construct a bridge to throw across the cañon, though how this was to be accomplished I could not comprehend. The hides were found in the cave in the small chamber where the provisions had been stored. The former bridge was likewise of hide, Padma informed us, and these had been placed where we discovered them for the purpose of renewing it when necessary. ”

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Francis Worcester Doughty, Mirrikh, or, A Woman from Mars… (1892)

“ The moment you pass through the gates of Lh’asa you will be seized and put to death. No Englishman has ever been known to enter the city save one, and he lost his life in the end. The law of our Chinese masters is most stringent. ”

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Francis Worcester Doughty, Mirrikh, or, A Woman from Mars… (1892)

“ The only thing left is for us to turn Buddhists. Oh, for the levitating powers of Mirrikh! Bless me! but those were not half bad days at the musty old Nagkon Wat. Would that they were back again. ”
But wishing could bring no change in our situation. Day after day while Walla and I watched by Maurice’s body the Doctor watched the water at the mouth of the cave.
For eight days it continued to rise, until at last, instead of extending twenty feet back into the cave it reached more than fifty. Very naturally we began to wonder if it would keep on rising and ultimately drown us out ”

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Francis Worcester Doughty, Mirrikh, or, A Woman from Mars… (1892)

“ With all his mildness and pretended fatherly interest in our welfare, I don’t trust Padma. We are foreigners, and the old fellow has all the prejudices of his race. Be very sure we shall never leave Thibet alive."
And such were some of the sayings and doings of the dreary days during which we remained prisoners underground. ”

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Francis Worcester Doughty, Mirrikh, or, A Woman from Mars… (1892)

“ I said no more, but followed the Doctor through the chamber in which we now found ourselves, into a larger one where a fire burned and Ah Schow was steeping tea in an old earthern pot. Upon a huge fragment of rock cups, saucers and plates were laid and several lamas sat around devouring rice with their chopsticks. ”

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