The goal

p 639, line, Roberts, 97 x 117 mm

Signature, 'William Roberts', brc, and handwritten title, 'The Goal', bottom centre. Three jubilant men on horseback with the city of Damascus in the background. The whole of the preceding Chapter CXX [tr ed Chapter CXIX] deals with the entry into Damascus.

p 635 [tr ed p 644] - 'When dawn came we drove to the head of the ridge, which stood over the oasis of the city, afraid to look north for the ruins we expected: but, instead of ruins, the silent gardens stood blurred green with river mist, in whose setting shimmered the city, beautiful as ever, like a pearl in the morning sun.'

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