. The wilds of Patagonia; a narrative of the Swedish expedition to Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands in 1907-1909 . I. ?J 5S THE COASTS OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS 5 the breakfast of eggs and bacon, to the bedrooms withouta fire. When you have drawn the curtains and lit thelamp you can believe that you are in a snug little housein a small Enghsh town. But take a look out of doors,and you generally meet a howling west wind, a cold rainbeats on your face, and whichever way you turn youalways see the same dreary, desolate landscape. Youmust certainly be born in Northern Europe, or
. The wilds of Patagonia; a narrative of the Swedish expedition to Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands in 1907-1909 . I. ?J 5S THE COASTS OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS 5 the breakfast of eggs and bacon, to the bedrooms withouta fire. When you have drawn the curtains and lit thelamp you can believe that you are in a snug little housein a small Enghsh town. But take a look out of doors,and you generally meet a howling west wind, a cold rainbeats on your face, and whichever way you turn youalways see the same dreary, desolate landscape. Youmust certainly be born in Northern Europe, or youwould lose heart in this forlorn corner of the world. The centre of Stanley society is Government House,and picnics, dances, and dinners follow hard uponeach other. I can assure you that there is plenty toamuse you in Stanley—that is, if you have the privilegeof being admitted to the upper ten (without athousand!). Life is much less easy for those who have beenstranded on this inhospitable coast, not of their ownfree will, but by a cruel fate. Generally they seekrefuge in one of the six small hotels, where statisticsshow the
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