CHAPTER VIII.

Valletta, Capital of Malta.--A Unique City.--Bright Faces, Flowers, and Sunshine.--Architecture.--L'Isle Adam and La Vallette, Grand Masters.--Mount Sceberris.--Stone Dwelling-Houses. --Streets of the Capital.--A Specialty.--Fancy Goods Merchants. --The Yacht Sunbeam.--Main Street of the City.--A Grand Opera House.--A St. Giles in Malta.--Strada Santa Lucia.--Street of Stairs.--Thoroughfares.--The Military Hospital.--Characteristic Street Scenes.--Emigration. 129