ABSTRACT

Thiseveningthen,anidlescholaraswas myhabit,Ihadshutmyselfinamongstthese disturbingthings,forreverieratherthanwith theideaofcompletingmytasks;andIwas turningoversomeoldandyellowedpapers thathadcomebackfrmnIndo·Chinawiththe belongingsofmydeadbrother.Afewdiaries. TwoorthreeChinesebooks.Andthena numberofIknownotwhatcolonialreview inwhichwasrecountedthediscoveryofcolossal ruinshiddeninthedepthsoftheforestsof Siam.