Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . oing tobed was a matter of unfailing interest to their at-tendants, in which some of their neighbors alsoshared. Some of the rooms were separated froman adjoining house only by a paper screen. Onemorning, while dressing, their attention was ar-rested by a scratching upon the paper and asuppressed tittering. Looking in that direction,they saw a pair of bright eyes peering througha couple of peep-holes ; and were aware that the young ladies next door were intently studyingthe anatomy of the strangers and the arrange-ment of their un
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . oing tobed was a matter of unfailing interest to their at-tendants, in which some of their neighbors alsoshared. Some of the rooms were separated froman adjoining house only by a paper screen. Onemorning, while dressing, their attention was ar-rested by a scratching upon the paper and asuppressed tittering. Looking in that direction,they saw a pair of bright eyes peering througha couple of peep-holes ; and were aware that the young ladies next door were intently studyingthe anatomy of the strangers and the arrange-ment of their under-garments. No impediment was offered to the strangersvisiting any part of the city and the busy streets occupied by the lower ordersthey were attended by a band of policemen, butwhen they turned into the spacious streets in-habited by the nobles these guards left the streets are some twenty or thirty yardswide, with a stream of water running down thecentre. The lower part of the houses is of rough 320 HARPERS NEW MONTHLY FIRE-LAI)DEK.—FKOM A NATIVE Stone, above which they are raised to the heightof twent}- feet, constructed of masonry, white-washed, with raised groinings. There is a gate-way in the centre, painted red or some otherbright color, with pent roof and lacker orna-ments. The architecture even of these palacesof the great nobles is singularly plain, thoughthe great size of some of the buildings rendersthem not unimposing. The walls of one resi-dence extended two or three hundred yards, per-forated only here and there with grated strangers had no opportunity of examiningthe interior of these residences, as they belong toa class who look with distrust upon citadel is eight miles in circuit, and affordsa shelter to 40,000 souls. This is the residenceof the Tycoon, and his world also, for he isnever allowed, except incognito, to pass its pre-cincts. Under such circumstances it looked al-most li
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