Chapter XXII: Sunrise Over the Acropolis

EVERY morning the sun, coming in at my bedroom window, woke me when it touched the topmost part of the Parthenon; and then the light spread down to the battlements, then to the cliffs, showing the horrid caves and strong ribs over and upon which the fortress temples stand; and by the time the sun had reached the forum, the forum woke up and all the beauty fled--till another day.

XXIII

STORM BEHIND THE ACROPOLIS