1920-22 Draft of the Seven Pillars of Wisdom – Page 239

We pushed on a little, slowly, warily up the ravine and, at last, turned a sharp corner and saw in the distance a wall of milky-blue iridescence, quite brilliant, a wonderful, celestial, opaline wall, ahead of us across the ravine. The sight filled me almost with awe. It was so unique, so artistic, and so beautiful... We stood for untold moments in wordless admiration of that transcendent wall before turning away. It had taken our breath away.