THE F.\'iiii:i; OF ALi- 'nil-: coats 



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1 etiuiitfd iiiiir {■ncliii^ r\n<,v lo mo, and lii^li alxtNc them 

 a. great crane wheeling in siniihir I'a.shiun, with lii.s lung 

 legs sticking ont hchinJ as tlic lierons at Imnie are wont to 

 (■;iir\' theirs. 'I'he vultures had a curious habit of diving 

 straight into deep fissures in the elift's and disappearing 



THE (JIUFFOX VLLTUliK. 



with a, clunisv plunge ul wings. Then they would waddle 

 to the outer edge and streteh out their cadaverous white 

 necks. These holes in the elitls are very conspicuous 

 landmarks friun afai', owing to the profuse way in which 

 the Ijinl white\vaslie.s his doorstep and the w;ill of rock 

 below. Great numljers of partridges lived (tii the lower 

 cliifs. i'uring the heat of the da\' ihey la\' el«"se. aiitl 

 were perfectly silent ; but about an hour before sunset 

 thev would all wake suddeiilv into life, as if at a given 

 signal, and bcnin struttino- and t;dkinir, so that vou mi'-ht 

 tliink it was No. 15 Committce-roMin. 



Besides our three selves, my party comprised Celestin, 

 my c()m})anioii on many such tri[>s, who has appeared 

 before in these pages, and llenjamin — l)otli hailing from 



