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two hills & like other Eastern Towns has narrow cobble stone streets. The dress of the inhabitants is noticeable particularly the head dress of the women.
I saw the Manger in the Church of Nativity where Christ was born & it impressed me very much. The birth of a Daughter in Bethlehem is not looked upon with much rejoicing. With a boy it is the reverse. The Bethlehem people struck me as being of a much superior type than any other place I had seen in Palestine. They tell me it is impossible to buy a Wife for less than £ 50[?] in Bethlehem. The girls are prettier than in most parts. In fact Bethlehem is looked upon as a superior place which to my way of thinking is correct.

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