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(Continuation of paragraph on page 223 where is a cross X.)

Around the entrance portico of the opera house were several little
tables at which were seated scribes with pen paper, and ink, ready
to write letters or other documents for any illiterate person who
might wish to employ them. It was surprising to observe how
much of this kind of work was being done by them, the parties em-
ploying them being mainly women, who stood by the tables as the
writer received their dictation. The work was sufficient to give a
support to many a poor scribe.

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