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0151 Among the Celestials : vol.1
天の間で : vol.1
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doi: 10.20676/00000297
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and silently moving camel. While it was light
I would read and even write ; but soon the
sun would set before us, the stars would appear
one by one, and through the long dark hours
we would go silently on, often finding our way
by the aid of the stars alone, and marking each
as it sank below the horizon, indicating how
far the night was advanced. At length the
guide would give the signal to halt, and the
camels, with an unmistakable sigh of relief,
would sink to the ground ; their loads would
quickly be taken off ; before long camp would
be pitched, and we would turn in to enjoy a
well-earned sleep, with the satisfaction of
having accomplished one more march on that
long desert journey.
Camp was astir again, however, early in the
morning, and by eight I used to get up, and
after breakfast stroll about to see what was to
be seen, then write up my diary, plot out the
map, have dinner at one or two, and then
prepare for the next march. And so the days
wore on with monotonous regularity for ten
whole weeks.
But though these marches were very mono-
tonous, yet the nights were often extremely