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in repair, and generously allows it to be 

 occupied tgr such visitors as are induced 

 to face tlie toil of the ascent, either 

 by curiosity or in order to enjoy the 

 delicious mountain climate. A letter 

 written from the cottage by my old 

 friend Mr. Minchin, who was one of 

 our party on the occasion of the first 

 ascent, reached me not long ago, and 

 recalled its pleasant memories j 



