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Chapter 9

           Tothefrontextendsalevelplain,greenasverdurecanmakeit—inthedistancedarkenedbyaborderingofwoods,inwhichpost-oaksandpecâns,liveoaksandelms,struggleforexistencewithspinousplantsofcactusandanona;withscoresofcreepers,climbers,andparasitesalmostunknowntothebotanist.Tothesouthandeastalongthebanksofthestream,youseescatteredhouses:thehomesteadsofplantations;someofthemrudeandofrecentconstruction,withafewofmorepretentiousstyle,andevidentlyofolderorigin.Oneoftheselastparticularlyattractstheattention:astructureofsuperiorsize—withflatroof,surmountedbyacrenelledparapet—whosewhitewallsshowconspicuouslyagainstthegreenbackgroundofforestwithwhichitishalfencircled.ItisthehaciendaofCasadelCorvo.

           Turningyoureyenorthward,youbeholdacuriousisolatedeminence—agiganticconeofrocks—risingseveralhundredfeetabovetheleveloftheplain;andbeyond,indimdistance,awavinghorizontallineindicatingtheoutlinesoftheGuadalupemountains—theoutstandingspursofthatelevatedandalmostuntroddenplateau,theLlanoEstacado.

           Lookaloft!Youbeholdasky,halfsapphire,halfturquoise;byday,showingnootherspotthantheorbofitsgoldengod;bynight,studdedwithstarsthatappearclippedfromclearsteel,andamoonwhosewell-defineddiscoutshinestheeffulgenceofsilver.

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