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down. Wherefore, after thanking Mrs. M'Bean 

 and her two excellent sons for their attention to 

 us during the day which we had spent in Leg- 

 horn, we went once more on board the Monji- 

 bello, repassed over the place where the Pollux 

 had sank for ever, -and landed at Civita Vecchia, 

 whence we posted it to Rome. 



At the Roman custom-house they knew 

 how to feel for those in distress. We had 

 purchased in Leghorn all the materials neces- 

 sary to replace our lost wardrobe ; these were 

 liable to a heavy duty in the Roman States, but 

 the officers of the customs let every article pass 

 duty free, remarking at the same time, that 

 our forlorn situation demanded all the assistance 

 in their power.* Neither would the Roman 

 police make any charge for the renewal of our 

 " carta di sicurezza ; " and on our leaving 

 Rome for England a second time, nothing was 

 demanded by any of the different consuls for 

 signing our passport ; imitating in this, the dis- 

 interestedness of Mr. Barton, the British consul 

 at Civita Vecchia, who refused to take his fee, 

 and was unwearied in his attention to us the 

 day after our disaster. But, I must add, that 

 when I went to the English consul of Leghorn 



