abresha's

Updated: May 25, 2025

Fireplaces do not exist, though from December to March the thermometer has sometimes, on single occasions, touched freezing-point at night. Earthenware pans of charcoal, used for cooking, can be carried upstairs for warmth. The other rooms in Alarbi Abresha's house were all more or less replicas of the best room shorn of its gilt. A Moor does not spend his day indoors.

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