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about twenty feet wide, and near forty 

 feet long : that fide next the window is 

 the eftrado, which runs the whole length 

 of the room. The eftrado is a platform, 

 raifed about five or fix inches above the 

 floor, and is covered with carpets and 

 velvet cufliions for the women to fit on, 

 which they do, after the Moorifh fafliion, 

 crofs-legged. The chairs for the men 

 are covered with printed leather. At 

 the end of the eftrado, there is an alcove, 

 where the bed ftands ; and there is al- 

 ways a vaft deal of the flieets hanging 

 out, with a profufion of lace to them, and 

 the fame on the pillows. They have a 

 falfe door to the alcove, which feme- 

 times is very convenient. Befides, there 

 are generally two other rooms, one with- 

 in another ; and the kitchen and other 

 offices are detached from the houfe, ei- 

 ther at one fide or the end of the 

 garden. 



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