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54 AN EXCURSION IN PHRYGIA
a blacksmith, demirji). He had strict orders to
be better prepared this evening ; and I made sure
that he bought a fowl before we left the village.
The rest of us were to visit various villages, and
to reach Demirji-Keui in the evening. At this
point we were supposed to be half-way between
Serai-Keui and Demirji-Keui, six hours from each.
At this point the traveller appreciates the true
character of the Lycos valley. He stands here on
the rim of that great plateau, 3000 to 5000 feet in
height, which forms the main mass of Asia Minor,
and; from which protrude, like fingers stretched to
the west, mountain chains reaching to the y£gean
Sea, and often extending far out as narrow penin-
sulas into the sea. He sees that the glen of the
Lycos is a deep hole in the side of this plateau,
sloping upwards and eastwards as it narrows,
like a funnel leading up to the level of the plateau.
North of it and south of it the plateau sweeps on-
ward to the west.
The great plateau is bordered all round by an
irregular rim of mountains, like the sides of a
billiard-table, broken only by occasional narrow
gorges, through which rivers force their passage
into the low coast valleys. Where we ascended,
the rim is about 4000 feet high ; and from it we
have an extensive view to the north over the
plateau. This part of the plateau is a great
a blacksmith, demirji). He had strict orders to
be better prepared this evening ; and I made sure
that he bought a fowl before we left the village.
The rest of us were to visit various villages, and
to reach Demirji-Keui in the evening. At this
point we were supposed to be half-way between
Serai-Keui and Demirji-Keui, six hours from each.
At this point the traveller appreciates the true
character of the Lycos valley. He stands here on
the rim of that great plateau, 3000 to 5000 feet in
height, which forms the main mass of Asia Minor,
and; from which protrude, like fingers stretched to
the west, mountain chains reaching to the y£gean
Sea, and often extending far out as narrow penin-
sulas into the sea. He sees that the glen of the
Lycos is a deep hole in the side of this plateau,
sloping upwards and eastwards as it narrows,
like a funnel leading up to the level of the plateau.
North of it and south of it the plateau sweeps on-
ward to the west.
The great plateau is bordered all round by an
irregular rim of mountains, like the sides of a
billiard-table, broken only by occasional narrow
gorges, through which rivers force their passage
into the low coast valleys. Where we ascended,
the rim is about 4000 feet high ; and from it we
have an extensive view to the north over the
plateau. This part of the plateau is a great