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44 sensation from the shock ; which was so forcible, that some 
44 thought I had fallen from my chair on the floor, and had oc- 
44 casioned the concussion they felt ; when they saw this was 
44 not the case, they then imagined the servants in the dining 
44 room below us, in removing the tables, had thrown down 
44 one of them. When I felt the wall shake, I had no doubt it 
44 was an earthquake, and I told the company so ; but that it 
44 was now over, and we were all safe, and had no reason to be 
44 farther alarmed. I had scarcely uttered these words, when 
44 we were shaken again. This second shock was more undu- 
44 latory than the first ; at this time I was standing, and felt 
44 myself lifted up a little, as the shock passed along. We were 
44 all now under great apprehensions, lest other and more vio- 
44 lent shocks might succeed those we had already felt ; but 
44 after a few minutes had elapsed, without our perceiving any 
44 thing more, our alarm subsided. Such of the company as 
44 had withdrawn returned to us, to inquire what could be the 
44 cause of the strange noise, and the shocks which succeeded 
44 it ; not being yet aware that it was an earthquake. I have 
44 already mentioned the time the blast was heard ; the first 
44 shock of the earthquake came on, as near as I can guess, 
44 about a minute after it; and the second shock succeeded the 
44 first at the interval of twenty seconds. I went down to the 
44 steward's room, and servants' hall, to inquire what was felt 
44 of the earthquake, and whether they saw any light at the 
44 time they heard the blast. They said they saw no light 
44 whatever, but that the shock caused the glasses to dance 
44 upon the table, in such a manner that they imagined some- 
44 body was drumming under the table with their knees. I 
44 then went into the garden, to look at the sky ; it continued 
