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0638 Ruins of Desert Cathay : vol.1
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414   DISCOVERY OF ART REMAINS CH. XXXV

So with my plans well settled beforehand it was easy to push on rapidly the arrangements for our respective moves. The careful packing of the ancient wood-carvings, etc., with whatever materials I could improvise, cost time and labour. But all the men, my Indians included, showed unusual alacrity at the prospect of leaving behind this desolate working-ground, and to complete the task worked cheerfully by the light of bonfires till late at night.