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 accidental humour, would have seated a stranger as his guest at the table, or as a spy confined him in the dungeon.

means the, which is the name given to an inlet of the sea, upon which the castle of Mr. stands. The reason of the appellation we did not learn.

We were now to leave the, where we had spent some weeks with sufficient amusement, and where we had amplified our thoughts with new scenes of nature, and new modes of life. More time would have given us a more distinct view, but it was necessary that Mr. should return before the courts of justice were opened; and it was not proper to live too long upon hospitality, however liberally imparted.

Of these Islands it must be confessed, that they have not many allurements, but to