تقرير عن رحلة في كشمير كتبه ديفيد لوكهارت روبرتسون لوريمر ورسائل من إميلي أوفرند لوريمر إلى والديها تم إرسالها من البحرين وكرمان [ظ‎‎٥‎٦‎٣] (١٢٩١/١١٤٨)

KERMAN
6 - 5 - 1914 .
LIX.
J-ULA/ Off*-
V/all ii aayori& iiaci. prop.'.e^lQd. ten aays ago tnat we s^.ouIol
^ aV e turnea into t.-e cool green of our garaen from tne auety dusKy
roaa down wnicn in clouded moonlignt an eerie train of canels
moved away, full of regrets tnat one of tne nappieet ep.reoaea ot
recent lixe was over — we snoula xtave oeen very sceptical,
junt anewa tnat one cannot oe too open-minded aoout people.
Our guest proved one oi tne pleasantest xolK we nave ever met,
ana one oi tne most stimulating. We enjoyed all ni' stay espec
ially tne last six or seven days wnen we naa got to know nim a
little cetter, ana wnen tne Legation manner naa worn a little
tniu. Lock found Lira quite tne sanest person ne nas struck on
tne subject of Persian politics. TLey naa a couple oi gcoa long
walks tete a tete in amicn tney tnrasnea out many tnings, ana found
tnat tney were nsartil^r agreea on most points. Not least on
tnis tnat t~e Minister in Teneran, wnoever ne raay be, is neitner
seekiiig t..e good or Persia nor tne good of Britain, art solely and
only Lis own aavancement anr promotion. His policy t.*orexOre is
not alctatea oy racts or principles art 09 a consideration of
W nat will give least trouols ara oe irtoat welcome at no me. Blue
cooks and aespatenes are cooked to suit tne taste of t~e F.O.
ana everytmng aisagreo&ole as far as possible suppressed, so
tnut if possible aifriculties ana ugly occurences may oe staved
Oil
116 3 S
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practical ninaea person ana extremely capacle, in contrast to ou r
earlier friend misnamed "Braipa". TLis meant tLat Le was travelling
WitL competent aria experiencea servants, witL adequate a^ra gementa
ana gear ana tnat ..s gave us tne very minimum oi trouble in
getting transport etc. In tact -a was practically able to see to
all tnat 10r nimseif. But tLe real pleasure 01 Lis company was
nis intense ana uuisig..ea entnusiasm xor every sort 01 literature.
Ee Las Lad a most extra-orainary upbringing ana liie. His ia ne '
aiea wnen ne was oorn or soon alter, and ..is motner w..o ri.ust oe
until our nero Las oeen removea to anotner spLere 01 'useiul
>* TLis is wnat we uaa long suspected, oixt one fights
n.e conviction in nope. Sir C. K. is also a retresningly
(or nave oeeuj
a woman 01 quite exceptional ability a.ia aruistic
taste brcugLt nix;, up 0.1 tne continent mainly in tne S u uu. 01
France. In tne intervals 01 Fra.ice Le seems to nave been at.
Fton. But tx.e predominating influence in nis early liie was
Frencn literatuie . Ail sorts 01 interesting literary people
were frequenters of nis motner's nouse, ana Sir C. is simply