. The Burton Holmes lectures;. IN MODICRN AIIIKNS i6 THE OLYMPIAN GAMES clean pavements, fresh facades ; disappointed to observe thatno reminders of the past are visible and that the inhabitantsare dressed like those of any European city. But the signsabove the shops, at least, are Greek ; and my companionsfresh from college read with the accent of the class-room thenames of tailors, milliners, and je\\elers, while here and there. FROM THK HOTEL D we see displayed in those almost sacred Greek letters thepraises of somebodys pills, of American sewing-machines, orthe announcement of
. The Burton Holmes lectures;. IN MODICRN AIIIKNS i6 THE OLYMPIAN GAMES clean pavements, fresh facades ; disappointed to observe thatno reminders of the past are visible and that the inhabitantsare dressed like those of any European city. But the signsabove the shops, at least, are Greek ; and my companionsfresh from college read with the accent of the class-room thenames of tailors, milliners, and je\\elers, while here and there. FROM THK HOTEL D we see displayed in those almost sacred Greek letters thepraises of somebodys pills, of American sewing-machines, orthe announcement of a bargain sale. At a street corner is a sign in Greek and French, whichtells us that this is the street of Hermes. At the upper endwe see the royal palace, overlooking a large public square ;our hotel faces the palace, and also overlooks this center ofAthenian life, the Place de la Constitution. Below our THE OLYMPIAN GAMES 17 •windows are the tables of an open-air cafe, at the corner is akiosk Hke those in which we buy our daily papers on theParis Boulevards. Coquettish little tram-cars are drawn likeplaythings across this square by tiny horses, big enough fortoys. Beyond we see the balconied fa9ades of the Hotel de
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