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but issued in all directions from its doors and windows. I have seldom 
seen so little regard paid to the comfort of others, or so little respect 
shown to the resting-place of the mighty dead, as by these officers. 
After satisfying the claims of the widow, and disposing of certain 
relics obtained through her as marks of special favour, we departed for 
Longwood, about two miles further on. The road is good and nearly 
level, running along the top of a barren ridge; on our way we passed 
the “ Tap-room,” immediately opposite to which was the dwelling of 
the Count Bertrand. The horizon is visible from the road, both to the 
north and east; and on either side the eye wanders beneath into the 
deep and inaccessible gullies, from which their gloomy and uninviting 
character have obtained the appropriate name of the Devil’s Gorge, &c. 
The day on which we paid this visit was called by the inhabitants a 
fine one, but we thought the air damp and chilly, and were glad to 
draw our cloaks closely around us. We soon reached the gate, and 
were stopped until we paid the usual fee of two shillings sterling for 
each person. The house is at present leased by the government to a 
Captain Mason, a retired army officer, for one hundred and fifty pounds 
per annum, and by his order the entrance fee is demanded before the 
gate is opened. Mr. Carrol pointed out to us the sites of the camps of 
observation, and other spots in the neighbourhood, interesting from 
associations connected with the residence of Napoleon. As we drove 
