A German Scholar in the East : Travel Scenes And Reflections
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At any rate, here they are, these awe-inspiring paintings — in their crudest and coarsest form ! I am alone in the temple. I have sent my servant and the two mule drivers to the inn in the village below. I am alone, and with a lighted candle I grope round the temple, minutely studying the paintings on the wall. Hark ! am I 126 SKETCHES BY THE WAY 127 dreaming, or did I really hear groans ? I listen, and the moan- ing sound is repeated. It is outside the door. I open the door, and when my eyes b...ecome accustomed to the gloom I see the figure of a young man crouching on the steps of the temple. " What do you want ? " I ask. " Is it money or food ? " The huddled figure, miserably thin, draws itself up. I instantly conclude he is not quite sane. He bows his head three times to the floor and remains passive. His rags hang loosely about him and his eyes gleam restlessly. I give him some money and tell him to go. He takes it and retires to the temple gate. I shut my door and try to compose myself to sleep, but the ghastly pictures around me and the dread reality outside the door haunt my dreams.
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