Un tour in Grecia, 1880 . ty, ma la maggior parte ha saggiamente come madeno ancora i preparativi per la cena, viaggi nel suo paese non ammettere-ting di qualsiasi calcolo preciso per quanto riguarda la loro durata. Theliving-le camere sono sopra il negozio e sono raggiunti da un outerstaircase nel cortile e sono costituiti da un salotto, sala da pranzo e due o tre camere da letto. La nostra è stata entertainmentgenerally omerica, essendo ricca e abbondante, e semplice,e molti dettagli ci ha ricordato il recejitions di chanceguests come descritto nell'Odissea. Una differenza wasat una volta evidente : nell'età eroica lo straniero è stato usuallyconducted per

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A tour in Greece, 1880 . ty, but most wisely has as yet madeno preparations for dinner, journeys in his country not admit-ting of any accurate calculation as to their duration. Theliving-rooms are above the shop, and are reached by an outerstaircase in the back-yard, and consist of a drawing-room, dining-room, and two or three bedrooms. Our entertainmentgenerally was Homeric, being hearty, bountiful, and simple, and many details reminded us of the recejitions of chanceguests as described in the Odyssey. One difference wasat once apparent : in the heroic ages the stranger was usuallyconducted to the bath as a preliminary to the banquet; buthere, while tlie feast was preparing, no idea of water seemedto enter any ones head, until tlie guests were reluctantlyobliged to give a hint themselves, and the family basin wasproduced. Then followed a grateful repast of soup, lamb, chicken, and rice, with the best home-made wine, the naturalgood qualities of which were utterly marred by a strong taintof the inevitable resin.. DRIVING TOUR: THEBES AND CHALCIS. 87 The host and hostess can only speak their own language, but theii daughter, who has been to school, talks French, andplays some familiar valses on her piano—an instrument which, in such a place, she is not unnaturally proud of possessing.At last we separate for the night, our married friends occu-pying the hosts bedroom, the family very good-naturedlycrowding into the other, and we having a shake-down on twoottomans in the dining-room, skilfully prepared by the hand-maidens of the establishment. The washing difficulty recurs in the morning—since, even Impedimentsafter directing an abigails wondering attention to our india- ^^ ^ ^^ ™^^**rubber baths, we can only prevail upon her to bring up waterby about a pint at a time. The Greek day is always openedby a cup of coffee and a sweetmeat — the breakfast - hourdepending upon the pleasure of the guest, since it would beuncourteous on the hosts part to suggest any particula

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