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Chapter
XII.—Excursion to Aradus.
After this, one of those present began to ask
Peter, that early next day we should go to a neighbouring island called
Aradus, which was not more than six furlongs off, to see a certain
wonderful work that was in it, viz. vine-wood793
| 793 Various reading,
“glass.” |
columns of immense size. To this Peter assented, as he was very
complaisant; but he charged us that, when we left the ship, we should
not rush all together to see it: “for,” said he,
“I do not wish you to be noticed by the crowd.” When
therefore, next day, we reached the island by ship in the course of an
hour, forthwith we hastened to the place where the wonderful columns
were. They were placed in a certain temple, in which there were
very magnificent works of Phidias, on which every one of us gazed
earnestly.
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