ATHENS. 
pale and faded cheeks of the Grecian and 
Turkish women. Some of them were very hand- 
some. Within the centre of the area, imme- 
diately beneath the dome, the black women and 
other attendants of the bath were busied heating 
towels, and preparing pipes and coffee for the 
bathers; according to the custom observed 
when men frequent these places. 
The cause of this mistake remains now to be 
explained. This bath was not peculiarly set 
apart for the use of females: it was frequented 
also by the male inhabitants ; but at stated 
hours the women have the privilege of appro- 
priating it to their use ; and this happened to 
be their time of bathing ; consequently the men 
were absent. Upon such occasions, the Greek 
and Turkish women bathe together : owing to 
this circumstance, the news of the adventure 
was very speedily circulated over all Athens. 
As we did not return until the evening, the 
family with whom we resided, hearing of the 
affair, began to be uneasy, lest it had been 
brought to a serious termination ; well knowing 
that if any of the Arnaouts, or of the Turkish 
guard belonging to the Citadel, had seen a man 
coming from the bath while the women were 
there, they> without hesitation or ceremony, 
