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ing out our rooms. I fancy they thought 

 I was a little out of my mind for pursuing 

 so singular a course, but if they had ex- 

 perienced my frights in the night they 

 would only have been too happy to 

 follow my example. We both steadily 

 progressed in health and strength, and, 

 by the time we had been two months in 

 the hills, could walk with the aid of our 

 sticks a mile out, when we could sit down 

 and rest awhile, and leisurely stroll home. 

 They were gala days to us when we were 

 able to take these quiet constitutionals, for 

 we were often prevented going out on ac- 

 count of the frequent thunder storms, 

 which generally brought on rain, lasting 

 several days ; but when we did get 

 a fine, sunny day, we made the most 

 of it, and on our return from our walk, 

 would throw ourselves on the mutton 



