"سرد لإقامة في كردستان وفي موقع نينوى القديمة؛ مع مذكرات رحلة إلى بغداد عبر نهر دجلة ووصف زيارة إلى شيراز وبرسبوليس." [‎٥] (٤٥٠/٢٦)

cii. xii.]
PASS OF DERJiEND.
The family of u person like him in Koordistan soon
becomes quite a tribe. Two of bis men, Faki Kader
and Awraman, have taken a great liking to me :
they stick to me wherever I go, and follow all my
motions. If I stop, they are both by me in an in
stant ; if I look at any thing, they prick up their
ears, look in my face, and then in the direction I am
looking at. They are quite my shadows.
Avla, Omar Aga's youngest son, a boy of seven
years old, arrived at our camp to-night from Suli-
mania, with only a lad about his own age. He had
just got his father to say he might go with us, when
in a moment he took him at his word, and while he
was engaged at breakfast very quietly packed up his
little baggage, saddled his horse and made a Journey
at one ride which we had been two in performing.
Thermometer— 6 a.m . 50°; 2 p.m . 84°; 10 p.m.
04°.
October 23.—We were off by half past six this
morning, and proceeded up the valley formed by
a small line ot hills just behind Derghezeen, and
another similar one opposite, also coming north-west
from Derbend and running to Bazian. At twenty
minutes past seven we passed through Derbend. The
layers of the mountain are bent down on each side as
if on purpose to form the pass. Just outside the
pass rises a layer of rock parallel with the mountain
as if it were part of its ruin ; and outside of all, at
the foot of the mountain, which is a prolongation of