ABSTRACT

ATaboutthreeo'clockthismorning,undera delugeinwhichallthecloudsofyesterday wereemptyingthemselves,wehadcometo amooringamongstthereedsofthegreat river,nearthevillageofKompong-Luong. Itisherethattheriverbringsmenearesttoa certaintemplededicatedtothemanesofthe queen-motherofCambodia,towhichIintend, inpassing,tomakeapilgrimage.Itliessome distanceawayinthedensebush.