separated by a road from that of Gethsemani, and was open, surrounded
only by an earthern wall, and smaller than the Garden of Gethsemani.
There were caverns, terraces, and many olive-trees to be seen in this
garden, and it was easy to find there a suitable spot for prayer and
meditation. It was to the wildest part that Jesus went to pray.

It was about nine o'clock when Jesus reached Gethsemani with his
disciples. The moon had risen, and already gave light in the sky,
although the earth was still dark. Jesus was most sorrowful, and told
his Apostles that danger was at hand. The disciples felt uneasy, and he
told eight of those who were following him, to remain in the Garden of
Gethsemani whilst he went on to pray. He took with him Peter, James,
and John, and going on a little further, entered into the Garden of
Olives. No words can describe the sorrow which then oppressed his soul,
for the time of trial was near. John asked him how it was that he, who
had hitherto always consoled them, would now be so dejected? 'My soul is
sorrowful even unto death,' was his reply. And he beheld sufferings and
temptations surrounding him on all sides, and drawing nearer and
nearer, under the forms of frightful figures borne on clouds. Then it
was that he said to the three Apostles: 'Stay you here and watch with me.
Pray, lest ye enter into temptation.' Jesus went a few steps to the left,
down a hill, and concealed himself beneath a rock, in a grotto about
six feet deep, while the Apostles remained in a species of hollow
above. The earth sank gradually the further you entered this grotto,
and the plants which were hanging from the rock screened its interior
like a curtain from persons outside.

When Jesus left his disciples, I saw a number of frightful figures
surrounding him in an ever-narrowing circle.