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English: Identifier: ruinsofdesertcat01stei (find matches) Text Appearing After Image: cH.iv TO THE CHITRAL CAPITAL 33 between the Chitralis and the Galcha tribes north of the Hindukush, those typical representatives of the Homo Alpinus in Asia, this resemblance is not difficult to account for. Something in the long ample garments,usually of brown wool, the round caps with upturned brims, and the rich locks hanging down to the neck,seemed to project these figures into Southern Europe of the late middle ages. Callous and born conspirators Chitralis have often been called, and the tangled web of intrigue, murder, and treachery which constitutes what is known of the modern political history of the little mountain state seems fully to support this description. But with all the vices which these kaleidoscopic usurpations and betrayals reveal in the leading classes, good manners and cultured ways of enjoyment do not appear to have suffered. Pliability and polished discretion were, no doubt, needful for all whenthe chances o |
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