IIIFカラー高解像度
国立情報学研究所 - ディジタル・シルクロード・プロジェクト
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| Among the Celestials : vol.1 | |
| 天の間で : vol.1 |
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引用情報
| CHAP. VI.] A REMARKABLE SUNSET. | 135 |
till he became a mere dot in the distance. I
could not help envying him, for in the same
direction, and with nothing apparently between
me and it but distance, was my home, and I felt
myself struggling to pierce through space, and
see myself returning, like Ma-to-la, home. But
the dull reality was that I was trudging along
beside a string of heavy, silent, slow-going
camels, and on I had to go, for hour after hour
through the night with monotonous regularity.
Suddenly, after travelling for nine hours, the
gravel plain ended, and we passed over a stretch
of grass and halted by a small stream. Close
by were pitched four tents (yurts), and this was
Ma-te-la's home.
The same evening I noted a very remarkable
sunset. Sunsets in the desert are always bright
and glowing and rich in colour. But even in
the Indian hills during the rains I have never
seen such a peculiar tinge as the clouds showed
that night. It was not red, it was not purple,
but a mixture between the two very deep,
and at the same time shining very brightly. I
have seen at Simla and in. Switzerland more
glorious sunsets, with richer diffusion and
variety of colours, but never one of such a
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