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Chapter I

           Itcontainedabookcase:Isoonpossessedmyselfofavolume,takingcarethatitshouldbeonestoredwithpictures. Imountedintothewindow-seat:gatheringupmyfeet,Isatcross-legged,likeaTurk;and,havingdrawntheredmoreencurtainnearlyclose,Iwasshrinedindoubleretirement. 

           Foldsofscarletdraperyshutinmyviewtotherighthand;totheleftweretheclearpanesofglass,protecting,butnotseparatingmefromthedrearNovemberday. Atintervals,whileturningovertheleavesofmybook,Istudiedtheaspectofthatwinterafternoon. Afar,itofferedapaleblankofmistandcloud;nearasceneofwetlawnandstorm-beatshrub,withceaselessrainsweepingawaywildlybeforealongandlamentableblast. 

           IreturnedtomybookBewick’sHistoryofBritishBirds: theletterpressthereofIcaredlittlefor,generallyspeaking;andyettherewerecertainintroductorypagesthat,childasIwas,Icouldnotpassquiteasablank. Theywerethosewhichtreatofthehauntsofsea-fowl;of"thesolitaryrocksandpromontories"bythemonlyinhabited; ofthecoastofNorway,studdedwithislesfromitssouthernextremity,theLindeness,orNaze,totheNorthCape 

           "WheretheNorthernOcean,invastwhirls, 

           Boilsroundthenaked,melancholyisles 

           OffarthestThule;andtheAtlanticsurge 

           PoursinamongthestormyHebrides." 

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