palm-basket

Updated: May 5, 2025

'Thou art late, son, said the abbot, steadfastly working away at his palm-basket, as Philammon approached. 'Fuel is scarce, and I was forced to go far. 'A monk should not answer till he is questioned. I did not ask the reason. Where didst thou find that wood? 'Before the temple, far up the glen. 'The temple! What didst thou see there? No answer. Pambo looked up with his keen black eye.

Charles Kingsley - Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face