The Story of the Guides
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When Cavagnari, as minister and plenipotentiary on behalf of the British Government, signed the treaty of Gundamuk, one of the provisions of which was that a British Embassy with a suitable H 98 THE STORY OF THE GUIDES CHAP.
escort should be established at Kabul, there were many who, unable to forget the long-drawn history of Afghan treachery, looked with grave apprehension on the proposal. The Amir Yakub Khan, himself but lately and unsecurely seated on the throne, was not strong enough, it wa...s urged, to uphold this new departure, even were he honestly anxious to do so.
But against all opposition Cavaghari placed his commanding personality and strong prevailing will ; and by degrees he calmed not only any doubts the Amir on the one hand may have expressed, but on the other removed by convincing argument the objections raised by the prophets of evil in our own camp.
Finally, to prove his unwavering confidence in the practicability of establishing a British Embassy at Kabul, he asked to be allowed in his own person to prove the soundness and safety of the policy he advocated.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
When Cavagnari, as minister and plenipotentiary on behalf of the British Government, signed the treaty of Gundamuk, one of the provisions of which was that a British Embassy with a suitable H 98 THE STORY OF THE GUIDES CHAP.
escort should be established at Kabul, there were many who, unable to forget the long-drawn history of Afghan treachery, looked with grave apprehension on the proposal. The Amir Yakub Khan, himself but lately and unsecurely seated on the throne, was not strong enough, it wa...s urged, to uphold this new departure, even were he honestly anxious to do so.
But against all opposition Cavaghari placed his commanding personality and strong prevailing will ; and by degrees he calmed not only any doubts the Amir on the one hand may have expressed, but on the other removed by convincing argument the objections raised by the prophets of evil in our own camp.
Finally, to prove his unwavering confidence in the practicability of establishing a British Embassy at Kabul, he asked to be allowed in his own person to prove the soundness and safety of the policy he advocated.
What to read after The Story of the Guides?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by G J George John Younghusband to read onlineMoreLess
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