THE VILLAGE GUEST-CHAMBER 



"Each village has an upper room, or guest-chamber. During the summer the villagers 

 often substitute the shade of some large tree for this room. This guest-chamber or tree is 

 the gathering place for all the village men, where many spend the evening or the entire day 

 when they have nothing with which to occupy themselves, for sociability is one of their 

 characteristics" (see page 253). 



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