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WE LOSE OUR ROAD IN THE NIGHT.
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nearly two miles. An ascent of about twenty minutes,
to the north-west of the stream, then brought us in
sight of the Cretan sea, and, in half an hour more, we
passed the village of Kalesia, close on our left. The
valley in its direction is about half covered with olive-
trees, and is pretty well cultivated throughout its whole
extent. A few minutes after five we passed Kavro-
khdri on our right, and, after a steep descent of ten
minutes, crossed the bridge of Kavro-khdri, and again
saw the fountain of Selvili1. Twenty minutes more
brought us to Armyrd. It was now about sun-set, and,
very soon after the shades of night had overspread
the mountains between Armyrd and Rhogdhia, we lost
our path, and continued to ramble about, we knew not
whither, till between eight and nine o'clock.
At length Captain Manias began to exert his sten-
torian voice, in the hope that it might reach either the
village of Rhogdhia, or some other dwelling-place of
men, and be the means of enabling us to quit the rugged
mountain-paths, along which we were blindly wandering.
After several minutes had been thus spent in shouting,
the peasants of Rhogdhia heard the loud calls, which
were made through the stillness of the night, although,
as it turned out, we were still above a mile distant
from their village. Two or three bold spirits ventured
forth from their houses, with a lanthorn, to make out
who was calling: Manias continued to speak as they
approached. At length, as soon as I thought they would
begin to distinguish the words uttered, I observed, from
the rapid change which took place in the situation of
the lanthorn, that the villagers were effecting their re-
treat. On this, I myself exhorted them most lustily
not to leave us all night among their mountains. They
again stopped, and, after a parley, which lasted nearly
a quarter of an hour, with me, one of the party gained
enough courage to come up to us with his lanthorn,
1 Above, p. 164.
WE LOSE OUR ROAD IN THE NIGHT.
243
nearly two miles. An ascent of about twenty minutes,
to the north-west of the stream, then brought us in
sight of the Cretan sea, and, in half an hour more, we
passed the village of Kalesia, close on our left. The
valley in its direction is about half covered with olive-
trees, and is pretty well cultivated throughout its whole
extent. A few minutes after five we passed Kavro-
khdri on our right, and, after a steep descent of ten
minutes, crossed the bridge of Kavro-khdri, and again
saw the fountain of Selvili1. Twenty minutes more
brought us to Armyrd. It was now about sun-set, and,
very soon after the shades of night had overspread
the mountains between Armyrd and Rhogdhia, we lost
our path, and continued to ramble about, we knew not
whither, till between eight and nine o'clock.
At length Captain Manias began to exert his sten-
torian voice, in the hope that it might reach either the
village of Rhogdhia, or some other dwelling-place of
men, and be the means of enabling us to quit the rugged
mountain-paths, along which we were blindly wandering.
After several minutes had been thus spent in shouting,
the peasants of Rhogdhia heard the loud calls, which
were made through the stillness of the night, although,
as it turned out, we were still above a mile distant
from their village. Two or three bold spirits ventured
forth from their houses, with a lanthorn, to make out
who was calling: Manias continued to speak as they
approached. At length, as soon as I thought they would
begin to distinguish the words uttered, I observed, from
the rapid change which took place in the situation of
the lanthorn, that the villagers were effecting their re-
treat. On this, I myself exhorted them most lustily
not to leave us all night among their mountains. They
again stopped, and, after a parley, which lasted nearly
a quarter of an hour, with me, one of the party gained
enough courage to come up to us with his lanthorn,
1 Above, p. 164.