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THE TEMPLE BY MOONLIGHT 245
their doors, conversing and smoking; the small
glimmering lights within produced a charming effect.
Near the temple a very picturesque scene awaited
US. Men were seated around the door of a house;
within, the room was full of men and boys huddled
together as thickly as possible around a man who
was reading to them by the light of a lantern.
It was probably some tale out of the ".Arabian
Nights," for the people of the East are as fond
of these stories as any of our children at home,
thej- were evidently deeply interested and most
attentive. On reaching the temple we rested for
some time in its beautiful portico, wandered through
the halls and courts, now silent except for the echo
of our footsteps, and admired the grand proportions
of the temple. The moonlight appeared to render
it, if possible, even more beautiful than it had been
by daylight! The Temple of Edfou remains very
deeply and clearly impressed upon our memories.
their doors, conversing and smoking; the small
glimmering lights within produced a charming effect.
Near the temple a very picturesque scene awaited
US. Men were seated around the door of a house;
within, the room was full of men and boys huddled
together as thickly as possible around a man who
was reading to them by the light of a lantern.
It was probably some tale out of the ".Arabian
Nights," for the people of the East are as fond
of these stories as any of our children at home,
thej- were evidently deeply interested and most
attentive. On reaching the temple we rested for
some time in its beautiful portico, wandered through
the halls and courts, now silent except for the echo
of our footsteps, and admired the grand proportions
of the temple. The moonlight appeared to render
it, if possible, even more beautiful than it had been
by daylight! The Temple of Edfou remains very
deeply and clearly impressed upon our memories.