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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. 



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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 



