21/44 He was clothed in a linen tunic of white, embroidered heavily in colours. He was gay with anklets, bracelets, and armlets of gold, richly inlaid. He wore a ring on his finger, and he had a short jacket of gold embroidery something like the Zouave soldiers wear, and on his neck was a gold collar with many amulets hanging from it. But among the amulets the children could see none like theirs. 'I am a divine father of the Temple of Amen Ra and perhaps I can help you.' 'Well,' said Cyril, 'we've come from the great Empire on which the sun never sets.' 'I thought somehow that you'd come from some odd, out-of-the-way spot,' said the priest with courtesy. |