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of comfort and homeliness which strongly empha- 

 sized one's sense of isolation. 



The favorable light prevailing at the time of our 

 arrival was far too valuable to be used for anything 

 but photography. No sooner, therefore, was our 

 luggage removed from the crate than, without wait- 



so. The lighthouse, keeper's dwelling, and other buildings. 



ing to inspect our quarters, I made ready the cam- 

 eras and plate-holders. The latter, numbering 

 twenty-one, furnished forty-two glass plates. I 

 wished for twice that number before the day ended. 

 Going to the western end of the Rock, now brightly 

 illumined by the afternoon sun, I found that the 

 jutting, shaly ledges permitted one to descend eas- 

 ily, and in a moment I was in the midst of groups 1 

 of Puffins, Razorbills, Briinnich's and Common 

 Murres, who apparently regarded me with as much 

 surprise and interest as I did them, and exhibited 



