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taken in winter or at least when the leaves were off of the trees, 

 and some of them taken at night. There are views of Stapleton 

 lying far below the hill; of a number of the dwellings mentioned 

 in the text; of sfiowclad hillsides and of Sugar Loaf Rock near 

 Lewis Street. There are also two reproductions of old maps. 



Then on page 79 we have the " Last word of all," wherein the 

 author describes the views as seen from the hill and comments : 

 " It is like the animated face of beauty, ever changing yet always 

 the same, and never uninteresting." But this is not his " last 

 word," for on page 80 he tells us " why there are omissions ! " 

 Let us hope that this also will not be his " last word of all," for 

 there is much that he can do in preserving and presenting in an 

 interesting form the history of our island. 



W. T. D. 



