IfIwerenowimprisonedonamountainsummitahundredmilesnorthwardofthispoint,andwasdeniedatimepiece,I
couldgetalongwellenoughfromfourtillsixoncleardays,forIcouldkeeptraceofthetimebythechangingshapesofthesemightyshadowsoftheVirgin’sfront,themoststupendousdialI
amacquaintedwith,theoldestclockintheworldbyacoupleofmillionyears。
IsupposeIshouldnothavenoticedtheformsoftheshadowsifIhadn’tthehabitofhuntingforfacesinthecloudsandinmountaincragsasortofamusementwhichisveryentertainingevenwhenyoudon’tfindany,andbrilliantlysatisfyingwhenyoudo。IhavesearchedthroughseveralbushelsofphotographsoftheJungfrauhere,butfoundonlyonewiththeFaceinit,andinthiscaseitwasnotstrictlyrecognizableasaface,whichwasevidencethatthepicturewastakenbeforefouro’clockintheafternoon,andalsoevidencethatallthephotographershavepersistentlyoverlookedoneofthemostfascinatingfeaturesoftheJungfraushow。Isayfascinating,becauseifyouoncedetectahumanfaceproducedonagreatplanbyunconsciousnature,younevergettiredofwatchingit。Atfirstyoucan’tmakeanotherpersonseeitatall,butafterhehasmadeitoutoncehecan’tseeanythingelseafterward。
TheKingofGreeceisamanwhogoesaroundquietlyenoughwhenoffduty。Onedaythissummerhewastravelinginanordinaryfirstclasscompartment,justinhisothersuit,theonewhichheworkstherealminwhenheisathome,andsohewasnotlookinglikeanybodyinparticular,butagooddeallikeeverybodyingeneral。ByandbyaheartyandhealthyGerman