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SIR SAMUEL WHITE BAKER
CYPRUS AS I SAW IT IN 1879
page 133 View PDF version of this page above us with my glass, and observed some crags that Polyphemus would have delighted to hurl upon Acii when courting his Galatea ; but as no Cyclops existed in this classical island I determined to risk thè chances of a rock-displacement and to pitch the tent upon a flat surface among the fallen blocks. A s I
rule such localities should be avoided. It is impossible I
to calculate the probable downfall of a crag, which, I
having formed a portion of the cliff, has been under^ I
mined by the breaking away of lower rocks, and, I
overhanging the perpendicular, may be secure during!
dry wea'ther, but may become dislodged in heavy rain,l
when the cement-like surroundings are dissolved : th l
serious vibration caused by thunder might in suchl
conditions produce an avalanche. W e dug a deeB
trench round the tents, as the weather looked overcasi
and stormy.
The village of Gallibornû was about half a mile I
beyond our camp at the extreme end of the valley, but I
situated on the heights. The people were extremely
civil, and it would be difficult to determine the
maximum degree of courtesy between the Turks and I
Greeks of Cyprus. I strolled with my dogs up the I
steep hill-sides, and the Turks, seeing that I was fondi
of shooting, promised to accompany me on the following!
morning to some happy hunting-ground, which, from!
my Cyprian experience, I believed was mythical.
On waking the next day I found the Turks, true tc
their promise, already assembled by the servants' tent
and eight men were awaiting me with their guns.
They had a sporting dog to assist them, which they
described as "very useful for following a wounded
hare ; only it was necessary to be quick in securing it,
otherwise the dog would eat it before your arrival. "
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