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 {{c|( 209 ; ¬had far better be suppressed ; and, on the other hand, if it should be called for by those who have read the first, it will give fresh spirit to a composition which must now be extremely dif- ficult. ¬If I could have saved the rest of my manu- script amongst the breakers, which I should have done, if, like the part preserved, it had been inclosed in leather, I should have trusted without fear to my materials, and to the interest they could not but have created when viewed altogether; and even amidst all the obstacles I have to contend with, from the part published being only a dull narrative, interspersed with no amusing incidents, I feel some confidence that my work will derive sufficient support from what may be expected in its sequel. — An ac- count of the great city of Swaloal cannot but excite the curiosity of Loxdon. ¬FINIS. ¬ {{float right|}}/n