The three formed a most awe-inspiring trinity (ΡΡΠΈ ΡΡΠΎΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΌΠ° Π²Π½ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΉΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΠΆΠ°Ρ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ; trinity β ΡΡΠΎ-Π»ΠΈΠ±ΠΎ, ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π΅ ΠΈΠ· ΡΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ), as they sat there in their solitude and gazed out across the plain forever (ΡΠΈΠ΄Ρ /ΡΠ°ΠΌ/ Π² ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅ ΠΈ Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ·Π΅ΡΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠ°Π²Π½ΠΈΠ½Ρ). Contemplating these "Silent Ones", as the Kukuanas called them (ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ° ΠΌΡ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΡΡΠΈΡ "ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΠ²ΡΡ ", ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈΡ Π½Π°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠΊΡΠ°Π½Ρ), an intense curiosity again seized us to know whose were the hands that had shaped them (Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΡ Π²Π°ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎ ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΏΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎ = ΠΆΠ΅Π»Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ·Π½Π°ΡΡ, ΡΡΠΈ ΠΆΠ΅ ΡΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈΡ ; to shape β ΠΏΡΠΈΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΡ; Π΄Π΅Π»Π°ΡΡ, ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ/ΠΈΠ· ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ-Π»ΠΈΠ±ΠΎ/), who was it that had dug the pit and made the road (ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠΎ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ΅, ΠΊΡΠΎ Π²ΡΠΊΠΎΠΏΠ°Π» ΡΡΡ ΡΠ°Ρ ΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠΎΠΈΠ» Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ³Ρ). While I was gazing and wondering, it suddenly occurred to me (ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ° Ρ ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π» ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·Π΄ΡΠΌΡΠ²Π°Π», ΠΌΠ½Π΅ Π²Π½Π΅Π·Π°ΠΏΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ»ΠΎ Π² Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²Ρ) (being familiar with the Old Testament (ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Ρ Π±ΡΠ» Π·Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎΠΌ Ρ ΠΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΈΠΌ ΠΠ°Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΠΌ)) that Solomon went astray after strange gods, the names of three of whom I remembered (ΡΡΠΎ Π‘ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ½ ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ»ΡΡ Ρ ΠΏΡΡΠΈ /ΠΈΡΡΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π»/ Π·Π° ΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ³Π°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π° ΡΡΠΎΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ· ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ Ρ Π·Π°ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ½ΠΈΠ»; astray β Π·Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ²ΡΠΈΡΡ, ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ²ΡΠΈΡΡ Ρ ΠΏΡΡΠΈ) β "Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidovians (ΠΡΡΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ[2], Π±ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ½Ρ ΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΠ½ΡΠ½), Chemosh the god of the Moabites (Π§Π΅ΠΌΠΎΡ[3], Π±ΠΎΠ³ ΠΌΠΎΠ°Π±ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²), and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon (ΠΈ ΠΠΈΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ[4], Π±ΠΎΠ³ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΠΌΠΌΠΎΠ½Π°)" β and I suggested to my companions (ΠΈ Ρ Π²ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π» ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌ ΡΠΏΡΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅) that the three figures before us might represent these false divinities (ΡΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΈ ΡΡΠΈ ΡΠΈΠ³ΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ Π½Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π»ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡΡ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΡΡΠΈΡ Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΡΡ Π±ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²; false β Π½Π΅Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ, ΠΎΡΠΈΠ±ΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΉ; Π»ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΡΠΉ, Π½Π΅Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉ; divinity β Π±ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ; Π±ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ).
awe-inspiring ['O:In"spaI(q)rIN], trinity ['trInItI], solitude ['sOlItju:d], divinity [dI'vInItI]
The three formed a most awe-inspiring trinity, as they sat there in their solitude and gazed out across the plain forever. Contemplating these "Silent Ones," as the Kukuanas called them, an intense curiosity again seized us to know whose were the hands that had shaped them, who was it that had dug the pit and made the road. While I was gazing and wondering, it suddenly occurred to me (being familiar with the Old Testament) that Solomon went astray after strange gods, the names of three of whom I remembered β "Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidovians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon" β and I suggested to my companions that the three figures before us might represent these false divinities.
"Hum (Π³ΠΌ)," said Sir Henry, who was a scholar, having taken a high degree in classics at college (ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π» ΡΡΡ ΠΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ Π±ΡΠ» ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΠΌ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠΌ, ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ²ΡΠΈΠΌ Π² ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅Π΄ΠΆΠ΅ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΠΊΡ Π·Π° Π·Π½Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ»Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ Π΄ΠΈΡΡΠΈΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ½; scholar β ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΉ/ΠΎΠ±ΡΠΊΠ½. Π³ΡΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΉ/; ΡΡΡΠ΄ΠΈΡ; degree β ΡΡΡΠΏΠ΅Π½Ρ; ΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅Π½Ρ, ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½Ρ; classics β ΠΊΠ»Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅, Π°Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠ°), "there may be something in that (Π² ΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΡΡΠΎ-ΡΠΎ Π±ΡΡΡ); Ashtoreth of the Hebrews was the Astarte of the Phoenicians (Π΄ΡΠ΅Π²Π½Π΅Π΅Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠΊΠ°Ρ /Π±ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ½Ρ/ ΠΡΡΠΎΡΠ΅Ρ Π±ΡΠ»Π° ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ /Π±ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ½Π΅ΠΉ/ ΠΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΎΠΉ), who were the great traders of Solomon's time (Π° ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΉΡΡ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΡΡΠΏΠ½Π΅ΠΉΡΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ Π²ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π° Π‘ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ½Π°). Astarte, who afterwards was the Aphrodite of the Greeks (ΠΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠ°, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ Π²ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π»Π° Π³ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ /Π±ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠ½Π΅ΠΉ/ ΠΡΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠΎΠΉ), was represented with horns like the half-moon (ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ°Π»Π°ΡΡ Ρ ΡΠΎΠΆΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ°), and there on the brow of the female figure are distinct horns (Π° Π½Π° ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ ΡΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΈΠ³ΡΡΡ ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ /Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π½Ρ/ ΡΠΎΠΆΠΊΠΈ; distinct β ΠΎΡΠ΄Π΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ, ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±ΡΠΉ; ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ»ΠΈΠ²ΡΠΉ, Π²Π½ΡΡΠ½ΡΠΉ). Perhaps these colossi were designed by some Phoenician official who managed the mines (Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ, ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ² ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π»ΠΈ /ΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π·Ρ/ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ-Π½ΠΈΠ±ΡΠ΄Ρ ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π»ΠΈΡΠ°, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ» ΡΡΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΏΡΠΌΠΈ; design β Π·Π°ΠΌΡΡΠ΅Π», ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½; ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ΠΆ, ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠ·, ΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠΊ; to design β Π·Π°Π΄ΡΠΌΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ΄ΡΠΌΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ; ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ). Who can say (ΠΊΡΠΎ Π·Π½Π°Π΅Ρ: Β«ΠΊΡΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΡΒ»)?"
scholar ['skOlq], Hebrew ['hi:bru:], Aphrodite ["xfrqu'daItI]
"Hum," said Sir Henry, who was a scholar, having taken a high degree in classics at college, "there may be something in that; Ashtoreth of the Hebrews was the Astarte of the Phoenicians, who were the great traders of Solomon's time. Astarte, who afterwards was the Aphrodite of the Greeks, was represented with horns like the half-moon, and there on the brow of the female figure are distinct horns. Perhaps these colossi were designed by some Phoenician official who managed the mines. Who can say?"
Before we had finished examining these extraordinary relics of remote antiquity (ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅ ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΌΡ Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΡΡ ΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ²ΠΈΠΉ Π΄Π°Π»Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ; relics β ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄, ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠΊ; ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ²ΠΈΡ; antiquity β Π΄ΡΠ΅Π²Π½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠΈΡ, Π°Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ; Π΄ΡΠ΅Π²Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ, Π³Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΊΠ°Ρ ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Π°), Infadoos came up, and, having saluted the "Silent Ones" by lifting his spear (ΠΊ Π½Π°ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΠ΅Π» ΠΠ½ΡΠ°Π΄ΡΡ, ΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°Π² "ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΠ²ΡΡ " ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠΏΡΡ), asked us if we intended entering the "Place of Death" at once (ΡΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ» Π½Π°Ρ, Π½Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²Π°Π΅ΠΌΡΡ Π»ΠΈ ΠΌΡ Π²ΠΎΠΉΡΠΈ Π² "Π§Π΅ΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΈ Π‘ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈ" Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Π΄Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ), or if we would wait till after we had taken food at midday (ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅ΠΌ /ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠΌΡΡ Π² ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ³/ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄Π°Π΅ΠΌ: Β«ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΏΠΈΡΡ Π² ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π΄Π΅Π½ΡΒ»). If we were ready to go at once (Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΡ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Ρ Π΄Π²ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΡΡΡ Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Π΄Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ), Gagool had announced her willingness to guide us (ΠΠ°Π³ΡΠ»Π° Π²ΡΡΠ°Π·ΠΈΠ»Π° ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΈ Π½Π°Ρ). As it was not more than eleven o'clock (ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π½Π°Π΄ΡΠ°ΡΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠ²), we β driven to it by a burning curiosity β announced our intention of proceeding at once (ΠΌΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΠ½ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠ΅ /ΠΊ ΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ/ ΠΆΠ³ΡΡΠΈΠΌ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΏΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌ, ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΌ Π½Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Π΄Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΡΡΡ; to burn β Π³ΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡ, ΠΏΡΠ»Π°ΡΡ; burning β Π³ΠΎΡΡΡΠΈΠΉ, ΠΆΠ³ΡΡΠΈΠΉ, ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ), and I suggested that, in case we should be detained in the cave (Π° Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ» ΡΡΠΎ, Π½Π° ΡΠΎΡ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΠΉ, Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΡ Π·Π°Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΈΠΌΡΡ Π² ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅; to detain β Π·Π°Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ, Π°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ; Π·Π°Π΄Π΅ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΠΌΠ΅Π΄Π»ΠΈΡΡ), we should take some food with us (ΠΌΡ Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ½Ρ Π²Π·ΡΡΡ Ρ ΡΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠΉ Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΈΡΠΈ).
relic ['relIk], antiquity [xn'tIkwItI], willingness ['wIlINnIs]
Before we had finished examining these extraordinary relics of remote antiquity, Infadoos came up, and, having saluted the "Silent Ones" by lifting his spear, asked us if we intended entering the "Place of Death" at once, or if we would wait till after we had taken food at midday. If we were ready to go at once, Gagool had announced her willingness to guide us. As it was not more than eleven o'clock, we β driven to it by a burning curiosity β announced our intention of proceeding at once, and I suggested that, in case we should be detained in the cave, we should take some food with us.
Accordingly Gagool's litter was brought up (ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ Π±ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½Ρ Π½ΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΊΠΈ ΠΠ°Π³ΡΠ»Ρ), and that lady herself assisted out of it (ΠΈ ΡΡΠ° Π΄Π°ΠΌΠ° ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ° ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»Π°, /ΡΠΈΠ΄Ρ Π² Π½ΠΈΡ , ΠΏΡΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ ΡΠ±ΠΎΡΠ°Ρ /; to assist β ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ³Π°ΡΡ, ΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ; ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ); and meanwhile Foulata, at my request, stored some biltong, or dried game flesh (Π° ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅ΠΌ Π€ΠΎΡΠ»Π°ΡΠ°, ΠΏΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠ±Π΅, ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ»Π° Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π±ΠΈΠ»ΡΠΎΠ½Π³Π°, ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΡΡΠ° Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈ; store β Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Ρ, ΡΠ΅Π·Π΅ΡΠ²; to store β ΡΠ½Π°Π±ΠΆΠ°ΡΡ, ΠΎΡΠ½Π°ΡΠ°ΡΡ; Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΡ, ΠΎΡΠΊΠ»Π°Π΄ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ), together with a couple of gourds of water in a reed basket (Π²ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ Ρ Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΡΠΊΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π±ΡΡΡΠ»ΡΠΌΠΈ Ρ Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΉ Π² ΠΏΠ»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ·ΠΈΠ½Ρ; reed β ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊ). Straight in front of us, at a distance of some fifty paces from the backs of the colossi (ΠΏΡΡΠΌΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄ Π½Π°ΠΌΠΈ, Π½Π° ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎ ΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ°Π³ΠΎΠ² ΠΎΡ ΡΠΏΠΈΠ½ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ²), rose a sheer wall of rock, eighty feet or more in height (Π²ΠΎΠ·Π²ΡΡΠ°Π»Π°ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π° ΡΠΊΠ°Π»Ρ, Π²ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΉ Π² Π²ΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠ΄Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ ΡΡΡΠΎΠ²;sheer β Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉ, ΡΡΡΠΈΠΉ; ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΏΠ΅Π½Π΄ΠΈΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΠ½ΡΠΉ), that gradually sloped up till it formed the base of the lofty snow wreathed peak (ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π»Π°ΡΡ Π²Π²Π΅ΡΡ , ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ° Π½Π΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ²Π°Π»Π° ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΠ½Ρ, ΡΠΊΡΡΠ°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ½Π΅Π³ΠΎΠΌ) which soared up into the air three thousand feet above us (ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π²ΡΡΠ°Π»Π°ΡΡ Π² Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΡ Π΅ Π½Π° ΡΡΠΈ ΡΡΡΡΡΠΈ ΡΡΡΠΎΠ² Π½Π°Π΄ Π½Π°ΠΌΠΈ). As soon as she was clear of her hammock Gagool cast one evil grin upon us (ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΠΎΠ½Π° Π²ΡΠ±ΡΠ°Π»Π°ΡΡ ΠΈΠ· ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡ Π½ΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠΊ, ΠΠ°Π³ΡΠ»Π° Π·Π»ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎ Π½Π°ΠΌ ΡΡ ΠΌΡΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΠ»Π°ΡΡ: Β«Π±ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ Π·Π»ΠΎΠ±Π½ΡΡ ΡΡ ΠΌΡΠ»ΠΊΡ Π² Π½Π°ΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½ΡΒ»), and then, leaning on a stick, hobbled off towards the sheer face of the rock (Π° Π·Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ, ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΏΠ°Π»ΠΊΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ²ΡΠ»ΡΠ»Π° ΠΏΠΎ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊ ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΡΠΊΠ°Π»Ρ; face β Π»ΠΈΡΠΎ, ΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡ; ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ/Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ»ΠΈ, Π²ΠΎΠ΄Ρ/). We followed her till we came to a narrow portal solidly arched (ΠΌΡ ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ Π·Π° Π½Π΅ΠΉ, ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ° ΠΌΡ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊ ΡΠ·ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°Π»Ρ, ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΌΡ Π² Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π°ΡΠΊΠΈ; portal β ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°Π», Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½ΡΠΉ Π²Ρ ΠΎΠ΄; arch β Π°ΡΠΊΠ°, ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΄; to arch β ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ΄Π°Π²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΠΌΡ Π°ΡΠΊΠΈ), that looked like the opening of a gallery of a mine (ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ Π²ΡΠ³Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π° ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π²Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ Π² Π³Π°Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ°Ρ ΡΡ; opening β ΠΎΡΠΊΡΡΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΡΡΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅; ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΅ΠΌ, ΠΏΡΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ΄).