auty of Corfu-Nuisances-Difficulty of Sleeping-Almost desirable Coffins -The Social Lever-Peculiar Habits-Seclusion of Women-Poverty restricts sociability-Charity carried too far-Counts, genuine and falseImposture encouraged-A self-manufactured Count-A matchless RascalA new Way of raising the Wind-Virtues of the Ionian Ladies ---Divorce too easy-Bad Examples in High Places-The Wrath of Genius.
IN June, 1859, I first arrived at Corfu, and put up, with my family, at the Hôtel de l'Europe, till we could find suitable apartments. M. Grima, the landlord, kept a very good cook, and did his best to make us comfortable. But the noises at night were intolerable, from the much frequented café below, where the customers, in summer, sometimes remained till daylight. Soon after our arrival, however, we obtained excellent rooms in the second story of the house of Sir Spiridion Valaoriti,