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0167 Among the Celestials : vol.1
天の間で : vol.1
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doi: 10.20676/00000297
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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-te-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