MALTA AND SICILY. 
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The softness of the stone of which the 
walls of our prison are built, has induced 
many of its inmates to carve their names, 
which are generally accompanied by the 
date and duration of their imprisonment. 
We have not added our names to the list, 
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but one day I began to cut the initials of 
some of mj r friends on the bark of one of 
the trees on the terrace, when the old guar¬ 
dian begged me to desist from spoiling the 
tree, adding, “ He feel as well as you ! ” 
We had intended to have spent a few 
hours on Chiton beach this morning, but as 
the guardian stationed there would not allow 
us to land on the part we wished, which was 
the best place for finding shells, like pettish 
children, we showed our resentment by re¬ 
fusing to remain there at all. At a spring, 
employed in filling their water-casks, was a 
party of Greek sailors, some of whom were 
