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manner, with none of the gulping and gobbling so characteristic 

 of the Vultures. 



My further use of this useful hiding-place was stopped by 

 ploughing being commenced close to my hosts, a family of 

 Albanian farmers, with whom I lived, a self-invited guest, for 

 over a week. 



A most interesting week I had with them in this forest, 

 being treated with the utmost kindness and courtesy. True 

 to their national hospitality they would take no payment in 

 money, but accepted gladly my watch — a cheap American five- 

 shilling watch — and my spurs ; and I only hope that at some 

 future time I shall be able to accept their pressing invitation to 

 visit them again and stay for a month, or six months, or as 

 long as I like. 



