A woman in the Antipodes and in the Far East . a number of mules withtheir packs came along, soon followed by a herd of long-haired, shaggy, wild-looking pigs; then a few ladendonkeys, with the driver sitting almost on the tail of oneof them. On the way down, we were overtaken by several mules,almost invisible beneath packs of small porcelain tea-pots,and we concluded there must be a pottery somewhere inthe back of beyond. We strayed up and down the nearest portions of theWall, and looked over one or two deserted towers. Thesolidity of the Wall is truly marvellous, and one looks spell-bound up
A woman in the Antipodes and in the Far East . a number of mules withtheir packs came along, soon followed by a herd of long-haired, shaggy, wild-looking pigs; then a few ladendonkeys, with the driver sitting almost on the tail of oneof them. On the way down, we were overtaken by several mules,almost invisible beneath packs of small porcelain tea-pots,and we concluded there must be a pottery somewhere inthe back of beyond. We strayed up and down the nearest portions of theWall, and looked over one or two deserted towers. Thesolidity of the Wall is truly marvellous, and one looks spell-bound upon this proof of Chinese industry, which must everbe classed among the greatest artificial wonders of the world. We two unprofessional sight-seers presently beganto feel it was time to be wending our way back to thestation, and we were glad to see that the professor hadstarted on a downward course—I do not mean morally,but physically. When he overtook us he was loud in praise of the won-derful view he had seen from the top, but as the atmo-.
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