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drizzling rain, so the sight of the sun's rising had to 

 be given up. As the morning advanced, the weather 

 improved, and after an early breakfast my wife and I 

 got a pony each and a guide. Although we would 

 not see the sunrise, we wished to have a view of the 

 country from the mountain, as well as to see the 

 platform which had been prepared for the king to see 

 the rising sun. 



" On reaching fully two-thirds of the elevation, we 

 came to a resting-place, where refreshments could be 

 had. A number of tourists had got there the night 

 before, to be in time for the sunrise, more than could 

 be accommodated within. There was a wooden shed 

 at the back of the house, with a large quantity of hay 

 on the floor, and a head popped up out of it here 

 (who said something) and another there, and in a 

 twinkling the hay was studded with busts of young 

 men who had taken up their sleeping apartment in 

 the hay under the roof of the wooden shed. At the 

 same time a number were busy cooking in the house 

 on an elevated slab like a smithy's- hearth. Each had 

 his own little fire on the hearth, and his own little 

 kettle for his party. 



" Shortly after we reached this place the rain began 

 again to drizzle, but we were resolved to push on, 

 and although several had come from the hotel with 

 us, they would not venture further, nor any of the 

 others that had been there all night. We got our 

 ponies and our guide, and off we went, my wife and 

 the guide leading the way, and I following. After 

 proceeding for a good way I noticed a high ridge of 

 a rock before us, beyond which I was certain that we 



