تقرير عن رحلة في كشمير كتبه ديفيد لوكهارت روبرتسون لوريمر ورسائل من إميلي أوفرند لوريمر إلى والديها تم إرسالها من البحرين وكرمان [ظ‎‎٥‎٩‎٤] (١٢٩١/١٢١٠)

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a ?55 io not)la in continuing to write regularly. We follow
with great interest all the wedding presents as they come In.
It is splendid to thinlc of 3 am safely installed again at home
and to ioiow that Father and Mother are therefore atipiy and
comfortahlo again.
This mall brought us a letter from Charlie and Margaret
and also one from Bert. It would he splendid if we could
manage to travel home with Bert, hut of course it will depend
on many things. Anyhow we are writing direct at intervals
so as not to miss any opportunity that may occur of meeting him.
He seems in good spirits.
We ourselves are in high feather at the thought of soon
shading off all responsibility for the Pate of Persia !
Whether the Col Ducat appointment will stand or not we do not K:ne r
since Govt, so often changes its mind. But he no doubt is an
xious to return to his billiard table and as he is a settlor
man his wishes may have weight. At any rate we have not
breathed a word of it here; there is no use unsettling people's
minds if there should be a change. I fear the appointment
will not be over-popular with those of the residents who were
here before, but on the other hand, such misunderstandings as
arose in the old days ought to have become softened by time
and all parties ought to have acquired more sense. How far it
is true I do not know, but people say that our friend used to
be led by the nose by the Nawab, and that the N. used his
influence to intrigue and make trouble — as of course any
Persian will. Howfrer, again, the N. is some years older and
more gouty and less active. Mrs. D. moreover was said to be
rather a disturbing element. But with a fEwsh start things
may work out very differently this time. Anyhow It is not
our business. But we see no reason to start people talking
and reviving old memories any sooner than need be. Of course
in spite of all our caution the news will probably get about
through the Telegraphs In Buahire or somehow.
The home Reuter is fairly exciting these^days with the
impending Austria v. s erv!a war, and with the beautiful
Nationalist Volunteers shewing how pare min<MULis their
patriotism and their discipline, in emulation of Ulster,
by falling on and hacking up the soldiers sent to keep the
peace. What is going to be the end of it all ?
I must tell yu about Glim's ne V "to B.A. before the
glamour goes off it. He took Mr. Cane of the Telegraphs
"dth him on some mysterious errand about which Lock was neither
consulted nor informed — a pl e ce of idiscourtesy such as we have
come to look on as quite norSiaai to the Swdde temperament.
Re was setting out for B.A. without either tents or sun-
helmets, but Mr. C. refused to accompany him on these terms