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"Papa, we set off so late, we shall not be able to get further

than Latron to-night"

"What place is that? is it any place?"

"Supposed to be the Modin of the Maccabees"

"Have you brought any books, Daisy?" was papa's next question

"No, papa, except 'Murray' and the Bible"

"We ought to have more," he said "We must see if we cannot

supply that want at Jerusale up We

lunched at Ramleh How present it is to roves and orchards and cornfields, the

pales, the sweet breath of

the air And after our luncheon we stayed to examine the ruins

and the minaret Our master of cereot off in good tiround just before sunset Tiere too, the sunlight

flashing on those rocks of ruin comes back to me, and the wide

plain and sea viehich the little hill commands Papa and I

climbed it to look at the ruins and see the viehile dinner

was getting ready

"What is it, Daisy?" he said "You azetteer and

interpreter for the land; Suleiman will do for the people"

"It is an old Crusaders' fortress, papa; built to coh for papa He pored over the rough remains and

their associations; while I sat down on a stone and looked

over the Philistine plain; scarce able to convince myself that