. Life and adventure in the West Indies; a sequel to Adventures in search of a living in Spanish-America . Weeding among the Young Cane, near Robert (Eastern Coast).. Manager and Plantation Hands on Sugarcane Estate near Lamentin. IN MARTINIQUE I49 unfit for human habitation, and the undertaking was probably beingcarried on by those who owned land here, in the hope of being ableto turn their deserted property to better account. We now arrrivedat the somewhat roughly-built hotel, which appeared like an oasis inthe midst of desolation, where I managed to obtain a very inferiormeal, together with
. Life and adventure in the West Indies; a sequel to Adventures in search of a living in Spanish-America . Weeding among the Young Cane, near Robert (Eastern Coast).. Manager and Plantation Hands on Sugarcane Estate near Lamentin. IN MARTINIQUE I49 unfit for human habitation, and the undertaking was probably beingcarried on by those who owned land here, in the hope of being ableto turn their deserted property to better account. We now arrrivedat the somewhat roughly-built hotel, which appeared like an oasis inthe midst of desolation, where I managed to obtain a very inferiormeal, together with some bread and coffee guide, for the exor-bitant price of three francs and a half, although perhaps the proprietorhad a right to make an extra charge for his risk in living in the vicinity. An inspection of the ruins between the hotel and the foot ofMont Pe\6 proved that I had done right in taking my view from theend furthest from the mountain, as the devastation under its foot wasso complete that the buildings seemed to be almost razed to theground, and scarcely appeared above the scrub which had grown overthem during the last six years. Perhaps the m
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