Narrative of a journey through Greece in 1830 : with remarks upon the actual state of the naval and military power of the Ottoman empire . onlythree miles from Argos, he reached it in this spot we walked; and when weentered the wild valley, formed by the ruggedmountains bordering the Inachus, my compa-nion pointed to a tremendous cliff, quite per-pendicular, and four or five hundred feet high :above it rose a rocky peak; whilst below, arapid slope led to the banks of the Inachus. Mid-way up this gigantic wall, I saw a small blackspeck like an opening in the rock, such as wouldbe
Narrative of a journey through Greece in 1830 : with remarks upon the actual state of the naval and military power of the Ottoman empire . onlythree miles from Argos, he reached it in this spot we walked; and when weentered the wild valley, formed by the ruggedmountains bordering the Inachus, my compa-nion pointed to a tremendous cliff, quite per-pendicular, and four or five hundred feet high :above it rose a rocky peak; whilst below, arapid slope led to the banks of the Inachus. Mid-way up this gigantic wall, I saw a small blackspeck like an opening in the rock, such as wouldbe a fit place for the eagle to build his nest,quite secure from the intrusions of men, andthis proved to be the cavern. As we climbedup the mountain, and approached the baseof the precipice, I could more distinctly per-ceive a flight of steps leading to the cave, anolive-tree grew at its mouth, and a wall partlyclosed the entrance. At the foot of the preci-pice were the remains of some huts which hadafforded a temporary shelter to that portion ofthe Argives who claimed the protection ofJocrisse, and some small cavities in the adjoin-. THE CAVE OF JOCKISSE. [31 ing rocks had likewise been used as dwelling-places. When I gazed upwards at the cave, Ifelt that my wish to ascend was fast evaporat-ing : the steps were extremely narrow, and hadno parapet; and half way up there was a bro-ken ladder. One false step would have beendestruction : I however ran up the first rangeof steps, and reached the ladder, part of it wasgone, and I already felt giddy from the effectof my elevated situation. The second range ofsteps was not so difficult; but when I saw thethird, my resolution almost failed—they werenot above two feet wide: on my left rose theprecipice, to which I tenaciously clung ; and onthe right, one glance assured me that there wasnothing to protect me. I feared to look again, and springing up-wards, reached the projecting ledge of rock infront of the cavern. Here was an open spac
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