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the great fire in 1666. As regards the fire which happened 

 to-day, it was remarkable that notwithstanding its size, 

 there were nevertheless very many in London, both of 

 my acquaintance and others, who never once knew about 

 any fire till late in the evening after it was all extinguished, 

 or they first got to know about it the following day from 

 the newspapers, Avisor, which come out daily in London ; 

 which was partly occasioned by the enormous size of 

 London, and partly by the thick and voluminous smoke, 

 which, especially at this time of year, floats over the 

 town. On our way we did not see any smoke from this 

 fire, nor did we know to look out for it. 



