THE LAND OF THE MID-DAY MOON. 173

object that glistened like snow in the distance.
As she approached, it took a distinct form, and
she beheld a beautiful palace of the purest
crystal, that shone with the white light that
moonlight alone gives. Soft as the radiance
was, it was as light as the most brilliant sun-
light.

     

   

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The kelp glided under the lofty arch that
formed the entrance to the temple, and stopped
before a flight of white marble steps that
stretched downward as far as the eye could
reach.

Without hesitation Wassa alighted from the
kelp, and it floated away again, and soon