"Here wrought the strong creator and he laid The marble on the limestone in the crag, Morticed the sure foundations line to line And arc to arc repeating as it grew; Veiling the secret of its strength in grace, Till like a marble flower in blue Greek air Perfect it rose, an afterworld's despair." No. 19, Stadium. The stadium was in ancient days the oblong foot-race course of the length of one stadium (equivalent to about 606 English feet), hence its name. The present Stadium in Athens was restored in marble for the Olympic Games of 1896. No. 20, The Plaka. A populous quarter in Athens inhabited mostly by the poorer classes. No. 21, Aubergines. An aubergine is a vegetable belonging to the family of cucumbers and vegetable marrows. It is of a rich dark purple colour when ripe. "Aubergine" is the English name for this vegetable, and is always used by cooks and greengrocers in England. In America it is called egg-plant. No. 22, Moussaka. This is a dish made of slices of aubergines, mincemeat, butter, eggs, etc. No. 23, Pastas. Rich cakes, or portions of cake, made of almond paste, or of sponge cake sandwiched with jam, or cream, and iced over with chocolate, or with various coloured icings. They are sold at all confectioners, and often eaten at the shops between meals, or bought to serve as a dessert course. They are like the French "petits fours," only larger. No. 24, Nauplia. Sea town of Argolis in the Peloponnesus: about 10,000 inhabitants. It was the capital of modern Greece until 1834. No. 25, The Palamidi. A large prison at Nauplia. No. 26, "Manitsa" means "little mother." A diminutive of "Mana" which means "mother" in peasant Greek. No. 27, Loukoumi. A kind of sweetmeat made of starch and sugar, which in England they call "Turkish delight." It is principally made in Constantinople, and in Syra. No. 28, Caique. A long narrow boat. No. 29, Touloumi means really a skin-bag; so that "touloumi" cheese is a sort of white Greek cheese, so called because it is transported in bags of skin from place to place. NOTES FOR "THE FINDING OF THE CAVE."