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EXPLORATION OF THE SITE OF THE TEMPLE. 45
bare a considerable area down to the pavement of the
earliest temple, Dr. Henry Schliemann paid me a visit.
I was one day superintending the works and standing
on the pavement, when I saw an active figure moving
rapidly along the edge of the excavations towards
the sloping road leading down to the bottom of the
excavations, and in a few seconds I found myself face
to face with an intelligent man of middle size, who
introduced himself to me as Dr. Schliemann. Looking
around him, he exclaimed in excited tones, ' So this is
the veritable pavement of the temple of Diana ? Let me
shake hands with you, Mr. Wood; you have immortalized
yourself.'
Dr. Schliemann then confided to me his great project.
He said he had studied Homer, and he was inspired with
the wish to find Troy, and he felt convinced he could
find it. He asked me if I thought the Turks would give
him leave to go to work. I told him of the manifesto
which had then been recently issued by the Sublime
Porte, declaring that no more firmans for excavations
would be granted. ' But,'said Dr. Schliemann,' I should
not want to keep anything I found, I would give all
to the Turks; I can afford to spend out of my income
j£j 1,500 a year.' I then expressed my opinion that on
those conditions he would not be refused a firman.
The results of Schliemann's work, and his indomitable
perseverance and wonderful success, are well known.
Towards the end of October, 1870, I met with a
severe accident to my foot, which prevented my getting
about as usual. Mrs. Wood therefore accompanied me
to Ephesus, and for some days visited the works, and
reported to me all that was going on. From that time
bare a considerable area down to the pavement of the
earliest temple, Dr. Henry Schliemann paid me a visit.
I was one day superintending the works and standing
on the pavement, when I saw an active figure moving
rapidly along the edge of the excavations towards
the sloping road leading down to the bottom of the
excavations, and in a few seconds I found myself face
to face with an intelligent man of middle size, who
introduced himself to me as Dr. Schliemann. Looking
around him, he exclaimed in excited tones, ' So this is
the veritable pavement of the temple of Diana ? Let me
shake hands with you, Mr. Wood; you have immortalized
yourself.'
Dr. Schliemann then confided to me his great project.
He said he had studied Homer, and he was inspired with
the wish to find Troy, and he felt convinced he could
find it. He asked me if I thought the Turks would give
him leave to go to work. I told him of the manifesto
which had then been recently issued by the Sublime
Porte, declaring that no more firmans for excavations
would be granted. ' But,'said Dr. Schliemann,' I should
not want to keep anything I found, I would give all
to the Turks; I can afford to spend out of my income
j£j 1,500 a year.' I then expressed my opinion that on
those conditions he would not be refused a firman.
The results of Schliemann's work, and his indomitable
perseverance and wonderful success, are well known.
Towards the end of October, 1870, I met with a
severe accident to my foot, which prevented my getting
about as usual. Mrs. Wood therefore accompanied me
to Ephesus, and for some days visited the works, and
reported to me all that was going on. From that time