His clothes and his expression were very different from the common mass of dirty Soyots with their queues and felt caps finished off with squirrel tails on the top.

The Lama was very kindly disposed towards us but looked ever greedily at our gold rings and watches.

I decided to exploit this avidity of the Servant of Buddha.

Supplying him with tea and dried bread, I made known to him that I was in need of horses.
"I have a horse.

Will you buy it from me ?" he asked.