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66 A TOUR THROUGH
the city we passed a place of execution*
where the quarters of a number of robbers
were hung up upon hooks, like so many
hams; some of them appeared newly exe-
cuted, and made a very unsightly figure.
On our arrival, we learned that a prieft
and three others had been taken a few
days ago, after an obstinate defence, in
which several were killed on both sides;
the priest, rather than submit to his con-
querors, plunged his hanger into his
breast, and died on the spot: the rest sub-
mitted and were executed.
As there is but one inn in Palermo, wc
were obliged to agree to their own terms
(five ducats a day). We are but indif-
ferently lodged ; however, it is the only
inn we have yet seen in Sicily, and indeed,
may be said to be the only one in the issand.
It is kept by a noisy troublesome French-
woman, who I find will plague us ; there
is no keeping her out of our rooms, and
shc
the city we passed a place of execution*
where the quarters of a number of robbers
were hung up upon hooks, like so many
hams; some of them appeared newly exe-
cuted, and made a very unsightly figure.
On our arrival, we learned that a prieft
and three others had been taken a few
days ago, after an obstinate defence, in
which several were killed on both sides;
the priest, rather than submit to his con-
querors, plunged his hanger into his
breast, and died on the spot: the rest sub-
mitted and were executed.
As there is but one inn in Palermo, wc
were obliged to agree to their own terms
(five ducats a day). We are but indif-
ferently lodged ; however, it is the only
inn we have yet seen in Sicily, and indeed,
may be said to be the only one in the issand.
It is kept by a noisy troublesome French-
woman, who I find will plague us ; there
is no keeping her out of our rooms, and
shc