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ofsilent and soleh the rest of his costu was more priestly

than soldierly For some distance inwards, the space between these

opposite roas filled with a company of men and women and children,

in holiday attire The looks of all were directed inwards, towards the

further end Far beyond the crowd, in a long avenue, see rows of the white-robed men On what the

attention of the multitude was fixed, we could not tell, for the sun had

set before we arrived, and it was growing dark within It grew darker

and darker The an to shine

down into the enclosure, and they grew brighter and larger every moment

A wind arose, and swayed the pinnacles of the tree-tops; and , through the close

branches and leaves of the tree-walls A young girl who stood beside me,

clothed in the sarew pale

with awe

The knight whispered to me, "How solemn it is! Surely they wait to hear

the voice of a prophet There is soood near!"