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my favorite indeed, as I put it up myself. It 

 contains a very warm winter-room, one side of 

 which looks down upon the terrace, while the 

 other has a view of the sea, and both lie 

 exposed to the sun. The bedroom opens on to 

 the covered portico by means of folding-doors, 

 while its window looks out upon the sea. On 

 that side next the sea, and facing the middle 

 wall, is formed a very elegant little recess, 

 which, by means of transparent windows and a 

 curtain drawn to or aside, can be made part of 

 the adjoining room, or separated from it. It 

 contains a couch and two chairs ; as you lie 

 upon this couch, from where your feet are you 

 get a peep of the sea ; looking behind you see 

 the neighboring villas, and from the head you 

 have a view of the woods. These three views 

 may be seen either separately, from so many 

 different windows, or blended together in one. 

 Adjoining this is a bedroom, which neither the 

 servants' voices, the murmuring of the sea, the 

 glare of lightning, nor daylight itself, can pene- 

 trate, unless you open the windows. This pro- 

 found tranquillity and seclusion are occasioned 

 by a passage separating the wall of this room 

 from that of the garden, and thus, by means of 

 this intervening space, every noise is drowned. 

 Annexed to this is a tiny stove-room, which, 

 by opening or shutting a little aperture, lets out 



