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CHAPTER IX.
CLUSIUM.
I have now come to the termination of our Etruscan
expedition, which ended at Chiusi; for we were
in the month of June, and the heat was such, that we
could visit no more towns without a residence of
several days. The hot time of the day, from ten in
the morning to six in the evening, must have been
spent within doors, without comfort or occupation,
in Italian inns; and we should have had no other hours
for exploring than those before or after ten and six,
which we thought would be too inconvenient for our
purpose. We were also anxious, like most of our coun-
trymen, to make our way quickly to cooler regions,
before the summer solstice had actually set in. We
accordingly left Viterbo for Monte Fiascone, a very
old Etruscan settlement; and whilst our horses were
resting, we walked up the hill upon which the town
is perched, that we might once more enjoy the view
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CHAPTER IX.
CLUSIUM.
I have now come to the termination of our Etruscan
expedition, which ended at Chiusi; for we were
in the month of June, and the heat was such, that we
could visit no more towns without a residence of
several days. The hot time of the day, from ten in
the morning to six in the evening, must have been
spent within doors, without comfort or occupation,
in Italian inns; and we should have had no other hours
for exploring than those before or after ten and six,
which we thought would be too inconvenient for our
purpose. We were also anxious, like most of our coun-
trymen, to make our way quickly to cooler regions,
before the summer solstice had actually set in. We
accordingly left Viterbo for Monte Fiascone, a very
old Etruscan settlement; and whilst our horses were
resting, we walked up the hill upon which the town
is perched, that we might once more enjoy the view
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