The camp was by this time pitched, and the Amban
paid Colonel Younghusband a formal visit. He and
the Dalai Lama are the only two in Tibet who are allowed
Colonel Younghusband receives the Amban for
the first time.
to use the sedan-chair, and the sight of the Amban making
a formal visit is not uninteresting. He is preceded by
ten unarmed servants clad in lavender-blue, edged and
patterned with black velvet. Immediately behind them
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