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SICILY AND MALTA. 75
It is bounded on one side by the wall of
the city, and on the other by the sea, from
whence, even at this scorching season,
there is always an agreeable breeze. In
the center of the Marino they have lately
erected an elegant kind of temple, which,
during the summer months, is made use
of as an orchestra for musick; and as in
this season they are obliged to convert the
night into day, the concert does not begin
till the clock strikes midnight, which ia
the signal for the symphony to strike up :
at that time the walk is crowded with car-
riages and people on foot; and the better
to favour pleasure and intrigue, there is
an order, that no person, of whatever
quality, shall presume to carry a light
with him. The ssambeaux are extinguish-
ed at the Porta Felice, where the servants
wait for the return of the carriages ; and
the company generally continue an hour
or two together in utter darkness; except
When the intruding moon, with her horns
and
It is bounded on one side by the wall of
the city, and on the other by the sea, from
whence, even at this scorching season,
there is always an agreeable breeze. In
the center of the Marino they have lately
erected an elegant kind of temple, which,
during the summer months, is made use
of as an orchestra for musick; and as in
this season they are obliged to convert the
night into day, the concert does not begin
till the clock strikes midnight, which ia
the signal for the symphony to strike up :
at that time the walk is crowded with car-
riages and people on foot; and the better
to favour pleasure and intrigue, there is
an order, that no person, of whatever
quality, shall presume to carry a light
with him. The ssambeaux are extinguish-
ed at the Porta Felice, where the servants
wait for the return of the carriages ; and
the company generally continue an hour
or two together in utter darkness; except
When the intruding moon, with her horns
and