CHAPTER XVII.

Conclusion.--A Picture of Sunrise at Malta.--The Upper Baracca of Valletta.--A Favorite and Sightly Promenade.--Retrospective Flight of Fancy.--Conflict between the Soldiers of the Cross and the Crescent.--A Background Wanting.--Historical and Legendary Malta.--The Secret of Appreciation.--Last View of the Romantic Group.--Farewell. 314

THE STORY OF MALTA.