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CAUCASIAN GLACIEKS AND FORESTS. 



in a way calculated to test the temper of even a Mark 

 Tapley. This inconvenience much hampered the pro- 

 ceedings of the two outsiders, one of whom exprsssed in 

 no measured terms his disgust at the situation, and his 

 wish that he was enjoying the creature-comforts of Pati- 

 gorsk. The man in the middle saw things in a more cheer- 

 ful light, and the spirits of all were a little raised by the 



Our Canip-fii'e in the Forest. 



arrival of Paul with some broiled ham and tea. The porters 

 had made a roaring fii-e in the centre of the dry plot, and 

 the glimpse of the group of picturesque peasants clustered 

 round the blaze, and the dark background of pines, 

 revealed to us as our tent-door was thrown open, was 



