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of comfort and homeliness which strongly empha- 
sized one’s sense of isolation. 
The favorable light prevailing at the time of our 
arrival was far too valuable to be used for anything 
but photography. No sooner, therefore, was our 
luggage removed from the crate than, without wait- 
86. The lighthouse, keeper’s dwelling, and other buildings. 
ing to inspect our quarters, I made ready the cam- 
eras and plate-holders. The latter, numbering 
twenty-one, furnished forty-two glass plates. I 
wished for twice that number before the day ended, 
Going to the western end of the Rock, now brightly 
illumined by the afternoon sun, I found that the 
jutting, shaly ledges permitted one to descend eas- 
ily, and in a moment I was in the midst of groups’ 
of Puffins, Razorbills, Briinnich’s and Common 
Murres, who apparently regarded me with as much 
surprise and interest as I did them, and exhibited 
