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interior was high and spacious ; the wall towards 

 the north, furnished with sliding-frames, but not 

 closed, except when the sun shines in. Instead of 

 glass, the shells of the pearl-oyster are fixed in 

 frames, which certainly admit light, but not 

 the hot rays of the sun : the wall to the south has 

 no windows. Care had been taken that our night's 

 lodging should be convenient, but the constant 

 quarrels between the dogs and cats, would have 

 disturbed our sleep, as the latter frequently sought 

 refuge in our beds, had we not been extremely 

 fatigued by our ride. A kind of small green 

 lizard, which runs whistling up the walls during 

 the night, and sometimes takes the liberty of crawl- 

 ing on the bed, and creeping under the quilt, is 

 found here in all the houses. Dogs, as well as 

 cats, are in great numbers both in town and 

 country, and care is taken of the breed of these 

 animals, as the rats do great mischief every where. 

 The dogs are used in hunting the stag, which 

 abounds here ; it is a small species brought by the 

 Spaniards from the Philippines. 



The 25th of Nov. We were scarcely awake 

 when the Governor sent to invite us to take 

 chocolate. After we had partaken of it, 1 ex- 

 pressed a wish to see the town. I was not allowed 

 to do so till I had made another breakfast, which 

 perfectly resembled a dinner. 



The town of Agana, which should properly be 

 called a village, is situated on a beautiful plain, 



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