At a well

p [364], charcoal, Clark, 210 x 270 mm, ti

'At a well' typeset in outer margin, brc. Figures around a well. Charcoal drawing overprinted in a pale beige colour which extends beyond the drawn line around picture to form a border varying from 2-5mm; remainder of page bled off in pale lemon.

p 230 [tr ed p 249] - 'At the height of noon we reached the well of our desire. It was about thirty feet deep, stone-steyned, seemingly ancient. The water was abundant, slightly brackish, but not ill-tasting when drunk fresh: though it soon grew foul in a skin.'

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