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pedlar to create a sale amongst the villagers, 

 by puffing his wares ; not a single expression 

 escaped him to call the attention of those 

 around ; but, with the most perfect patience, he 

 sat silently watching until the people had chosen 

 their own time for purchasing, and the village 

 wants had been supplied. 



We found a Greek and his wife, who were 

 natives of Castelorizo, living in the village The 

 husband, a shrewd and crafty fellow, had resided 

 there for several years, and seemed to possess 

 some influence over the simple peasantry ; this 

 we learnt was through their being nearly all 

 his debtors, for sums of money at various times 

 lent to them, paying himself with interest from 

 the produce of the land, and holding also a 

 monopoly of the sale of the remainder. This 

 man offered to become our guide to Saaret. 

 Soon after quitting the village, we were en- 

 veloped in a thick cloud, which had been for 

 some time gathering over us. It was one of those 

 fleecy masses of vapour which hang on the 

 summit and lee side of the highest mountains, 

 at the commencement of, and during a north- 

 east gale ; a well known appearance to all who 

 have been cruising in the Grecian Archipelago. 



