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probably, would be the distance ; but once 

 there, take my word for it, they would 

 never leave L'Orient. 



The route I would recommend would 

 be, by Southampton and Jersey, to St. 

 Malo ; from thence by sea also to Mor- 

 laix, and from Morlaix by land. The 

 distance to L'Orient is not more than 

 eighty miles, and the travelling and ac- 

 commodation are both excellent. Mr. 



S informed me that a very excellent 



family house can be obtained for about 

 twelve pounds a-year ; a small one for 

 half this sum. Furniture, bedding espe- 

 cially, is cheap — wuth the exception of 

 carpets, which are dear all over the Con- 

 tinent. Furnished lodgings for a bache- 

 lor, such as a sitting-room and bed-room, 

 can be had for about eighteen or twenty 

 francs a- month. 



The markets are bountifully supplied, 

 and the provisions are excellent of their 



