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paritively tame & uninteresting, &
when we did reach it, I needed to
be told where we were in the rapids,
as I should scarcely otherwise have
found it out; when the river is
lower I suppose they are very
different _ We found the Steam
boat at [[Skela Gladova]] a very small
place, we were struck on entering
[[Wallachia]] with the very fine but
wild appearance of the peasantry _

There were few passangers on board
beyond our own party, & I being the
only lady got exclusive possession
of the [lady] ladies' cabin, but in these
[[Danube]] Steam boats, they make
little preparation for sleeping ac=
commodation, in this boat they put
out mattresses at night, (in the for=
mer one they did not even do that,)
& we made coverlets of our cloaks
the best way we could _ I here began
to find my air bed, a most useful
piece of furniture. I also here
made my first acquaintance with

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