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EXPLORATION OF THE SITE OF THE TEMPLE. 69
probably for ever, we looked back frequently at the
beautiful scene which had had such a fascination for us,
and which had been for so many years associated^ with
our united labours.
My wife's best exertions had been used in doing all
she could to alleviate the sufferings of the workmen and
villagers, and her skill and care were proved by the fact
that of hundreds of workmen only two or three were
obliged to be sent down to Smyrna to be treated in the
hospitals by skilled doctors. The workmen and villagers,
though they anxiously sought Mrs. Wood's aid, stood
modestly waiting by the wayside as she passed between
our home and the works. As for me, the task I had set
myself had been accomplished. The situation, plan,
and particular characteristics of the long-lost temple
had been discovered, and all that remained of it within
the area explored had been secured for our national
collection of antiquities.
At Smyrna, where for so many years we had ex-
perienced so much kindness, we parted from our friends
with deep regret; cheered, however, by the hope that we
should one day return and see them all again, and
perhaps renew the work so abruptly stopped : for had we
not drunk freely of the Fasoolah water1?
The whole cost of the excavations at Ephesus from
1863 to 1874 was £16,000—£12,000 of which amount
were spent on clearing out the temple site.
1 They say in Smyrna that all who drink of the water of this spring are
sure to return to Smyrna sooner or later. The fact is that all people who
have for any length of time breathed the fresh light air of Smyrna, and
have found kind friends among the inhabitants, are glad to return, if only
for a few days.
probably for ever, we looked back frequently at the
beautiful scene which had had such a fascination for us,
and which had been for so many years associated^ with
our united labours.
My wife's best exertions had been used in doing all
she could to alleviate the sufferings of the workmen and
villagers, and her skill and care were proved by the fact
that of hundreds of workmen only two or three were
obliged to be sent down to Smyrna to be treated in the
hospitals by skilled doctors. The workmen and villagers,
though they anxiously sought Mrs. Wood's aid, stood
modestly waiting by the wayside as she passed between
our home and the works. As for me, the task I had set
myself had been accomplished. The situation, plan,
and particular characteristics of the long-lost temple
had been discovered, and all that remained of it within
the area explored had been secured for our national
collection of antiquities.
At Smyrna, where for so many years we had ex-
perienced so much kindness, we parted from our friends
with deep regret; cheered, however, by the hope that we
should one day return and see them all again, and
perhaps renew the work so abruptly stopped : for had we
not drunk freely of the Fasoolah water1?
The whole cost of the excavations at Ephesus from
1863 to 1874 was £16,000—£12,000 of which amount
were spent on clearing out the temple site.
1 They say in Smyrna that all who drink of the water of this spring are
sure to return to Smyrna sooner or later. The fact is that all people who
have for any length of time breathed the fresh light air of Smyrna, and
have found kind friends among the inhabitants, are glad to return, if only
for a few days.