390 IN THE LAND OF THE BORA. 



Maximilian and Kudolf, has this interest for 

 Englishmen — that it was founded by Eichard 

 Cceur de Lion in pursuance of a vow made under 

 stress of weather in the Adriatic. Otherwise 

 there is not much to see ; but the gardens, and 

 above all the wonderful woods of almost sub- 

 tropical vegetation, are a sight which must be 

 seen to be realized. The island is a paradise for 

 birds, for no gun has been allowed to be fired 

 there for years, and it is consequently one of the 

 few spots in Italian and semi-Italian countries 

 where blackbirds and thrushes are at peace. We 

 were quite sorry to leave its oleanders, palms, 

 oranges, and myrtles, and greatly envied the two 

 friars who are the sole occupants of this delightful 

 domain. 



Our two days at Eagusa passed quickly enough, 

 and our last hours were marked by a facetious 

 incident. On receiving my hotel bill I noticed 

 I had been charged for three days 5 rooms, and 

 mildly protested I had only been there two. The 

 answer was, that our steamer would not be in 

 till midnight, and as they could not let the room 

 to others (they had not had a chance) they must 

 charge me ; so I paid. Not an hour afterwards 

 a steamer from the southward came in, and a 

 message was brought up to us : " Would we mind 

 waiting for our boat in a smaller room, as two 

 gentlemen had just arrived, and they had no 



