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as it is called. It consisted of four huts 

 in all, of very much the same pattern, viz., 

 two storeys and an attic. They were built 

 of pine logs in the rough, were wainscoted 

 with split logs, and had a thatched roof. 

 The cattle live on the ground floor, the 

 people on the first, and the fowls in the 

 attic. There were generally two living 

 rooms, one used as a general bedroom for 

 the family, as well as a combination dining- 

 room, drawing-room and kitchen ; and the 

 other a store and workroom, usually con- 

 taining a hand-loom, on which the whole 

 family were engaged at this season of the 

 year, making clothes for their own use ; 

 the father and the big boys working the 

 actual loom, while the little chaps from six 

 years old and upwards made the wool into 

 thread, wound the thread into reels for use, 

 and did suchlike detail work. 



Its human inhabitants had been cleared 

 out of my hut, which was exclusively re- 

 served for me and my bearer, as Lassoo 

 would not risk my being disturbed by 

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