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52 AN EXCURSION IN PHRYGIA
der, difficult to cross at any time, was believed to
be quite unfordable at that season ; there were no
boats, and the bridge had been destroyed. But
Louis himself set the example, and his army
marched down into the stream, across it, up the
other bank, and over or through the opposing
Turks.
It is three hours' ride across the Lycos valley to
where the steep ascent begins up the mountains
on the northern side. On the outer fringe lies
Hierapolis with its white cascade of rocks shining
in the sun, about six miles to the right of the point
where we began to ascend. After an hour's climb
we reached a little village beside the path, where
my other servant was expecting us. His orders
had been to start from Serai-Keui in the forenoon,
and have everything ready for us when we arrived
between eight and nine o'clock at night. He had
charge of one baggage horse, while he rode the
horse which until three days ago had been used by
Mrs. Ramsay. I wanted to make a very rapid
journey, and kept all equipment as light as
possible, so that we had still exactly the same
number of horses and servants, as when she was
with us. But it is one thing to give orders in
Turkey, and a very different thing to have them
executed when you are far away. We found our
man (who in many respects was an unusually
der, difficult to cross at any time, was believed to
be quite unfordable at that season ; there were no
boats, and the bridge had been destroyed. But
Louis himself set the example, and his army
marched down into the stream, across it, up the
other bank, and over or through the opposing
Turks.
It is three hours' ride across the Lycos valley to
where the steep ascent begins up the mountains
on the northern side. On the outer fringe lies
Hierapolis with its white cascade of rocks shining
in the sun, about six miles to the right of the point
where we began to ascend. After an hour's climb
we reached a little village beside the path, where
my other servant was expecting us. His orders
had been to start from Serai-Keui in the forenoon,
and have everything ready for us when we arrived
between eight and nine o'clock at night. He had
charge of one baggage horse, while he rode the
horse which until three days ago had been used by
Mrs. Ramsay. I wanted to make a very rapid
journey, and kept all equipment as light as
possible, so that we had still exactly the same
number of horses and servants, as when she was
with us. But it is one thing to give orders in
Turkey, and a very different thing to have them
executed when you are far away. We found our
man (who in many respects was an unusually