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pack all our clothes, and to hang them upon 
lines. The walls of this airy apartment are 
ten feet in thickness, and there are six large 
folding-doors, which do not shut very closely. 
The only articles of furniture provided by 
the establishment are a few rush-bottomed 
chairs, a deal table, and two bedsteads, 
which have neither sacking nor posts. All 
other necessaries, beds, linen, cooking-uten¬ 
sils, &c. we have been obliged to hire ; but, 
as the innkeepers in the town are constantly 
in the habit of providing these articles, the 
only difficulty lay in deciding which of the 
various applicants to prefer. There is a fire¬ 
place in our room, but we have hitherto 
had no occasion to use it, for the weather 
has been delightfully mild, and though the 
building is composed entirely of stone, and 
its base is washed by the sea, there is no 
feeling of dampness or chilliness even on 
