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do in any other country; and, although so much 
advanced in years, as to be nearer sixty than fifty, 
she was a constant visitor at the Iceland balls, 
and, at a reel, would dance the very fidler out of 
patience. This was almost the last house in the 
south-western angle. If two lines were drawn 
from the points of these two rows of houses, 
which I have just described, so as to form a 
square, it would, near the south-eastern corner, 
contain the governor’s house, and, adjoining it, 
that of Mr. Savigniac; the former small, but in¬ 
ternally well painted and furnished; and, not far 
from these, near the north side of the imaginary 
square, stands the cathedral, a considerable build¬ 
ing, with large glass windows, which, however, as 
well as the tiles, are in a wretched state of repair; 
so much so, that the ravens, which abound in the 
country, are very troublesome during the time of 
service, by getting on the roof, and disturbing 
the congregation with their noise and dirt. 
Another building requires to be mentioned, situ¬ 
ated almost by itself, on a large green, which 
occupies this part of the town, that is, the court 
of justice, where all causes are tried under the 
presidency of the Tatsroed . It is nothing but a 
large wooden building, with two or three good- 
sized, but nearly unfurnished, rooms, which are, 
when not otherwise employed, in the occupation 
of the tailor of the place. Many of the houses in 
