CHARLES WATERTON, ESQ. xvii 



The morning on which we left Monsilice for 

 Bologna, was dark and gloomy : but, towards noon 

 the sun broke out in all his glory. Butterflies and 

 wasps were on the wing, even though we were in the 

 month of November ; and I could perceive cats 

 sunning themselves at the windows of the houses 

 on the side of the road. 



Finches and sparrows were not uncommon, but 

 not a crow, nor a daw, nor a magpie could be 

 observed. Plenty of more than usually large 

 turkeys, evidently of this year's breed, were in 

 great abundance; and very numerous also were 

 dunghill fowls in the adjacent fields, and at the 

 barn doors of the farm houses. Dogs, upon the 

 whole, seemed scarce. Teal and widgeons in 

 abundance. 



Whilst in this city, the Marquis Fransoni, eldest 

 brother of the Cardinal, gave us an introduction to 

 the Church, where, in an adjoining apartment, is 

 kept the incorrupt body of St. Catharine of 

 Bologna, We saw it, and we had the finest 

 opportunity of examining it with great attention. 



If a splendid appearance were to constitute the 

 real comforts of an hotel, certainly, the one in 

 which we took up our quarters here, would gain 

 the prize of merit. But there were serious draw- 

 backs. 0 ye nasty people of Bologna, of what 



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