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LETTERS FROM 
There is a terrace by the water-side where 
we are allowed to walk, taking care that we 
touch no one, not even the officers of the 
establishment, except the two guardians, 
our keepers, and the boatmen who are in 
quarantine with us. It is amusing to see 
with what extreme care every one avoids us, 
not from the fear of taking any disease, but 
because the slightest touch would subject 
them to the same length of confinement as 
ourselves. “ Noli me tangere ” is every one’s 
motto here. Near the lazaret there is a 
stone gallows, which our guardian, who is 
rather fond of a joke, assures us is intended 
for the execution of those who break out of 
prison ; but really this would be no easy 
task, for in addition to the thick walls of the 
building, we are constantly watched with the 
kindest care imaginable, and the doors are 
always closed soon after sun-set. To confess 
