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of the world, to sleep, if possible, in the country 

 khans; they are not so much frequented, and 

 are consequently cleaner than those in the towns. 

 In short, the goodness of the khan is in an in- 

 verse ratio to the size of the town or village in 

 which it maybe situated. At Tricala we so little 

 approved of the regular sleeping apartments (be- 

 cause this khan was on a large scale, and had 

 a good many of the dirtiest rooms that can be 

 imagined), that we selected for our night's lodging 

 a sort of an out-house, which was properly a 

 stable, but on this occasion was tenanted by a 

 hen and a number of small chickens, whom we 

 cruelly disturbed out of their first sleep to make 

 them give place to us. Here, as usual, we soon 

 shook into our places, and after demolishing a 

 considerable quantity of roast lamb and salad 

 which our ever provident servant had, with his 

 eagle eye, discerned ready cooked as he passed 

 through the bazar, we were soon asleep after the 

 fatigues of the day. 



Tricala is a tolerably neat-looking town, with 

 a very tolerable bazar, and the old fortress which 

 overhangs it has a very picturesque appearance. 

 The view of the Pindus from Tricala, as indeed it 



