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up the sleeping-room of part of her inmates, 

 and remove them to the kitchen, for our 

 accommodation during the night. I now 

 desired to have supper, and not observing 

 the most cheerful alacrity at first, produced 

 my purse, and offered to pay beforehand ; 

 a proposal which, although she declined it, 

 so far softened the heart of the old lady, 

 that she immediately began to prepare such 

 fare as her cottage would afford ; and in 

 the mean time we hung up our hammocks, 

 placing the intended supper-table between 

 us, and taking a nap until the supper was 

 ready, when we had only to turn round, 

 throw our legs out of our hammocks, and 

 sit up in them until our repast was finished. 

 We then made a bowl of punch, and 

 deeply ingratiated ourselves with our host- 

 ess and her daughters, by making them 

 partake of this liquor, which they seemed 

 to think delicious, admitting that the Eng- 



