Pre-Raphaelitism and the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood . ad expected me togive him a drawing of the Mosque, and now requestedit. I explained that it was then impossible for me todo one, as I was on the point of departure from thecity, whereupon he added that he had supposed I wouldmake him a present of his own portrait. He was afunny little short-necked Assyrian in bastard Frankcostume ; at once I undertook a drawing of him. AsI progressed, the mute servants about vainly endeavouredto hide their curiosity. In an hour the portrait wasdone, and he turned it about ta see its resemblanceand show some
Pre-Raphaelitism and the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood . ad expected me togive him a drawing of the Mosque, and now requestedit. I explained that it was then impossible for me todo one, as I was on the point of departure from thecity, whereupon he added that he had supposed I wouldmake him a present of his own portrait. He was afunny little short-necked Assyrian in bastard Frankcostume ; at once I undertook a drawing of him. AsI progressed, the mute servants about vainly endeavouredto hide their curiosity. In an hour the portrait wasdone, and he turned it about ta see its resemblanceand show some subtle beauties in it, only regrettingthat he could not be done a second time without histarboosh. It was on the 17th of October that I sent awaymy boxes to Oxford, with pictures and materials. Inthe afternoon I mounted my horse and left , who had suddenly resolved to accompany meas far as Nazareth, was the cause of a late start, butI was compensated by his company. Mr. Poole, ageologist visiting the country for the Sultans informa-. 40 PRE-RAPHAELITISM AND THE chap. tion as to mining possibilities, also rode with us ;his prime desire was to meet the Consul, who wassomewhere away in the north. We passed through to Beera to pitch our tent, andthence we went on to Nablous and Nazareth, by way ofSamaria and Jenin. On the stage from Jenin we werethreatened by bedouin, who, however, wheeled off whenwe drew up with the sign of ready. At the Galileanvillage, which is one of the few spots in Palestine to whichEnglish travellers accord the merit of beauty, which in myeyes in one way or the other everv part of the countrypossesses, I was delayed long enough to undertake a largecoloured drawing. Mr. Poole had left us already, but Graham hadfallen ill, and had wisely accepted the hospitality of amissionary and his wife, who were nursing him. Forsome days he grew worse, and I became anxious ; in themeantime tidings arrived that Tiberias, which was to bemy next station, was
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