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Apartment―How she Passes the Evening―The Canary and its Cage―The Novio―The Patio in the Canaries―The Climate of Teneriffe―Itinerant Merchants―The Goods of France and England―French Cutlery from Sheffield―Boxes of “Real Dollars”―The Sale of Old Letters―The Fowl-woman's Ring―A Vile Hag―Native Scenes. . 203
A Visit in Teneriffe―A Dilemma―Substitute for Bell and Knocker―Quien es?―A Rickety Staircase―A Lost Key―The Wrong one Found―Studies in Art―A Lesson of Patience―The Dark Apartment―A Drawing-Room in the Canaries―My Polite Reception―The Etiquette of Visits―Subject of Conversation―Extravagant Professions of Friendship―The Garden on the Roof―View of the Bay of Santa Cruz―Leaky Housetops―Effects of Sudden and Heavy Shower―The Public Promenade―The Plaza at Dusk―Talking and Flirting―The Marble Cross―Monument of the Apparition of the Blessed Virgin―The Plaza Suddenly Deserted―Service at Church―The Sermon―Description of the Church when Lighted up―Influence of the Roman Catholic Ritual―The Statue of the Virgin Arrayed in the Marchesa's Cast-off Garments―The Sermon Criticised. . . . 225
Santa Cruz―British Colours in the Church―The Foundering of the “Fox”―The Loss of Nelson's Arm―The Attack on Santa Cruz―General Gutienez―Death of Captain Bowen―The Spanish General Determines to Surrender―Brave Conduct of the Spanish Sergeant―Unfortunate Position of the English Sailors―Captain Troubridge Takes Possession of the Dominican Monastery―Surrounded by a Superior Force of Spaniards―Protects his Soldiers by placing the Prisoners in Front―His Proposal to Surrender the Monastery on certain Conditions accepted by the Spaniards―Kidness of the Spanish Soldiers to the English Sailors―Supply them with Bread and Wine―Their Attention to the Wounded―Nelson's Appreaciation of the Conduct of the Spaniards―He offers to carry their General's Despatch to Cadiz―Cowardly Conduct of Three Militia Officers―Subsequent Conscientious Conduct of one of them―The Drunken Irishman conveying the Orders of the General. . . . . . 245
