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anything so important was being thought over by the higher powers, and presently went in to dinner at the hotel, where the lofty airy room, the scented artificial breeze of the crimson punkahs, the interesting procession of new curious dishes, the wild extravagance of tropical flowers, and fruits which might have come straight from the orchards of Eden—all combined to give a delightful impression of the foreignness and charm of this tropical island, with its
“Scent of Eastern sandalwood,
Its gleam of gold.”
Its gleam of gold.”
