. Eight journeys abroad. Patrick wasdelighted to see us and gave us tea and home sponge cake andafter having us shown all over the College took us to church,where she gave a very good discourse to the pupils in Englishand wore her cap and gown. They wanted us to stay to dinner,but we could not spare the time. It was very rough yesterday, Thursday morning, aswe anchored at Beyrout and the getting into the smallboats was most amusing and exciting. One man gotone leg into the water as he was awkward about getting 472 CONSTANTINOPLE, THE HOLY LAND AND EGYPT in. You would be surprised to see how sk
. Eight journeys abroad. Patrick wasdelighted to see us and gave us tea and home sponge cake andafter having us shown all over the College took us to church,where she gave a very good discourse to the pupils in Englishand wore her cap and gown. They wanted us to stay to dinner,but we could not spare the time. It was very rough yesterday, Thursday morning, aswe anchored at Beyrout and the getting into the smallboats was most amusing and exciting. One man gotone leg into the water as he was awkward about getting 472 CONSTANTINOPLE, THE HOLY LAND AND EGYPT in. You would be surprised to see how skillfully I getin and out and I really enjoy it. This time as the littleboat came up on a wave a big Arab seized me around the waistand plumped me into the boat before I could utter a word ofprotest. It was so rough that some people were actively sea-sick before getting to the shore. A Cooks party is alwaysrushing to get ahead and so we made a dash for the train andmade ourselves comfortable. Cook divided us into two sec-. THE TRAIN TO DAMASCUS tions, Section i was to go to Baalbec and Section 2 direct toDamascus. The train was of ist class carriages and most com-fortable and part of the way is rack and pinion and very wellbuilt. We began to climb the Lebanon Mountains at once andnever in my life have I seen such a view as unfolded beforeus The earth was crimson and all shades of purplish pink,and the blue Mediterranean back of it and the grey and yellowrock of the mountains made a color effect in landscape I shallnever forget. I have seen colored views of Syria, which I 473 EIGHT JOURNEYS ABROAD supposed were quite unnatural, but now I know they are trueto, life. Also we saw our first camel trains, and the Arab headdress The men wear a wrapper-like gown and belt and alarge handkerchief held on the head by two big black cords,taking the place of a fez—a most picturesque head dress andjust like the Bible pictures. 1
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