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My holiday began on board the stea the novel

varieties of character and costuetting far away from the Aret the

Doet the minute when I

first looked upon the coast of Jaffa I had been in the cabin

and papa called ht, a full, delicious

sensation of pleasure entered my heart, and never left it, I

think, while I stayed in the land The picture is all before

in the western sun on its

hill, with its foot in the water; the surf breaking on the

rocks; and the long line of high land in the distance, which I

kneas the hill country of Palestine I was glad, with a

fulness of gladness Even the terrors of landing through the

surf could not dash h to et through I thought ould, and we did; and

then out of the confusion on the quay we found our way to a

nice little hotel Few things I suppose are nice in Jaffa; but

this really seemed clean, and I am sure it was pleasant The

Oriental style of the house - the courtyard, and alcove roohtful to me

And so was our first dinner there; papa and I alone, tired and

hungry, and eating with the Mediterranean full in sight, and