Endnotes

1. The verst contains 1165 yards. ↩

2. The ruble (silver) is worth 3s. 2d. The kopeck (copper) rather more than a farthing. ↩

3. A kind of light cake. ↩

4. About £15,720,000 sterling. ↩

5. This coat is called a dakha; it is very light, and yet almost impervious to the cold. ↩

6. The form of address is the equivalent to the “sire” which is used to the Sultans of Bukhara. ↩