20/44 I wonder whether it's like the Egyptian Court in the Crystal Palace.' 'I thought we decided to try to get taken on in a Temple,' said Cyril in injured tones. Couldn't we make friends with a Temple doorkeeper--we might give him the padlock or something. I wonder which are temples and which are palaces,' Robert added, glancing across the market-place to where an enormous gateway with huge side buildings towered towards the sky. To right and left of it were other buildings only a little less magnificent. He was shaved clean from head to foot, and on his feet were light papyrus sandals. |