d to devote the
remainder of his days to the peaceable enjoyments of a literary and
social life. Thanks to his literary propensities, we are enabled to
judge of the result of the trial. In a book published by the person to
whom I allude, we find that no one could be less satisfied with his lot.
Seville and the Sevillanos meet with no mercy at his hands, and must, if
we may judge by his dislike of them, have rendered his life a burden.

This, however, is a single example, and insufficient to deter others
from the attempt. It may be that this individual had not entered fully
into the spirit of Andalucian existence. Every detail of life being here
adapted to the place and its customs and climate, no custom can be erred
against with impunity--that is, without the forfeit of some
corresponding advantage.

Seville presents two so different aspects during the two opposite
seasons of the year, that to be well understood it should be visited at
both. During the winter, the existence does not materially differ from
that of the inhabitants of most other European towns; excepting that the
intercourse of society is subjected to less formality. Cards of
invitation are rarely made use of; and you are not, consequently,
exposed to the annoyance of seeing and hearing your house invaded by a
dense crowd, on a night you have appointed a month before, without any
possibility of foreseeing whether you would be disposed or not on that
particular night to undergo such a toil. These crowds are, I believe,
unheard of in Seville; but those who are pleased in each other's
society, know where to find each other; and without waiting for
invitations, small circles are formed every evening, from which all
crushing, fatigue, and intense dressing are excluded.

The winter is also a more advantageous season for the stranger, who
would be totally debarred by the summer heats from the activity
necessary for the satisfaction of his curiosity, in visiting the objects
of interest contained in and around Seville. On the other hand, the
summer season offers to his contemplation the successful attainment of a
mode of existence suited to the burning climate; a problem found to be
solved but in few instances. The first and most essential arrangement
appears to be the turning night into day, and _vice versa_, as far as
regards society and all locomotion. No one leaves his house until long
after sunset, and visiting commences some hours later. The morning being