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opposite side of the room. The frame of a looking-glass was 

 blackened, and the gilding must have been volatilised, for a 

 smelling-bottle, which stood on the chimneypiece, was coated 

 with bright metallic particles, which adhered as firmly as if they 

 had been enamelled. 



HALT AT A PULPERIA ON THE PAMPAS. 



