. The Burton Holmes lectures;. ghboring monasteries, in situations farmore startling than that of the one that has so hospitablyreceived us. To reach the nearest of them, the HagiaTriada, or Holy Trinity, seems at first a very simple path apparently leads from the bridge of St. Stephensdirectly to the other holy habitat. We can easily trace theroute we are to follow — a simple promenade will bring usin three or four minutes to our destination. We forget thescenic surprises and deceptions of the day before. The con-jurer who controls this wonderland is not asleep ; he is pre-paring a m
. The Burton Holmes lectures;. ghboring monasteries, in situations farmore startling than that of the one that has so hospitablyreceived us. To reach the nearest of them, the HagiaTriada, or Holy Trinity, seems at first a very simple path apparently leads from the bridge of St. Stephensdirectly to the other holy habitat. We can easily trace theroute we are to follow — a simple promenade will bring usin three or four minutes to our destination. We forget thescenic surprises and deceptions of the day before. The con-jurer who controls this wonderland is not asleep ; he is pre-paring a more marvelous feat of magic than any he has yetperformed ; and he intends to enhance the effect of his illu-sion by adding to it that indispensable ingredient of the suc-cessful trick — surprise. He waits until we reach the pointwhere we think that the path turns sharply to the right, then — presto !change! begone !Surely the sceneis changed; thereis no path ;a gulf hasopenedat ourfeet,acrosswhichwas themonas-tery of the.
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