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ANOTHER LARGE CAPITAL.
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who was the junior of the party, Corporal Trotman, re-
mained with me not only for that season, but for the two
successive seasons, and only left when the excavations
were abandoned.
January 10th Mr. Newton again paid me a visit.
He had come in the Duke of St. Albans' yacht to Scala
Nova, and had journeyed on to Ayasalouk, leaving the
Duke and his party to follow the next day.
January nth the Duke of St. Albans and his party
came over to Ayasalouk from Scala Nova, drenched to
the skin by the rain. The water from the adjoining fields
ran into and completely engulfed the excavations ; and
a vast muddy lake, with a few stones just seen above its
surface, greeted 11 is Grace and his companions when they
visited the excavations.
Mr. Newton kindly assisted me most materially by
making arrangements in Smyrna for the reception of the
eases of antiquities on board ship as the}- came down by
railway, also in forwarding to Ephesus from time to time
the implements which might be needed for the works.
He found the change from life in London most delightful,
and he remained with us as long as he could, taking; a
deep interest in the work.
January 17.—Another large capital, found at the
east end of the excavations, was more perfect than those
found at the west end, having the bead and reel moulding,
and the upper (lutings of the shaft of the column to which
it belonged worked upon the same block of marble ; one
volute was nearly perfect, and the large eggs (twelve
inches deep) were quite perfect The work of destruction
Visitors.
Anothei
capital
195
who was the junior of the party, Corporal Trotman, re-
mained with me not only for that season, but for the two
successive seasons, and only left when the excavations
were abandoned.
January 10th Mr. Newton again paid me a visit.
He had come in the Duke of St. Albans' yacht to Scala
Nova, and had journeyed on to Ayasalouk, leaving the
Duke and his party to follow the next day.
January nth the Duke of St. Albans and his party
came over to Ayasalouk from Scala Nova, drenched to
the skin by the rain. The water from the adjoining fields
ran into and completely engulfed the excavations ; and
a vast muddy lake, with a few stones just seen above its
surface, greeted 11 is Grace and his companions when they
visited the excavations.
Mr. Newton kindly assisted me most materially by
making arrangements in Smyrna for the reception of the
eases of antiquities on board ship as the}- came down by
railway, also in forwarding to Ephesus from time to time
the implements which might be needed for the works.
He found the change from life in London most delightful,
and he remained with us as long as he could, taking; a
deep interest in the work.
January 17.—Another large capital, found at the
east end of the excavations, was more perfect than those
found at the west end, having the bead and reel moulding,
and the upper (lutings of the shaft of the column to which
it belonged worked upon the same block of marble ; one
volute was nearly perfect, and the large eggs (twelve
inches deep) were quite perfect The work of destruction
Visitors.
Anothei
capital