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Thalcave

           Provisionsandmuleswerebothlacking.Happily,theyhadThalcave,however,apractisedguide,andoneofthemostintelligentofhisclass.Heundertooktofindallthatwasneeded,andofferedtotakehimtoaTOLDERIAofIndians,notfurtherthanfourmilesoffatmost,wherehecouldgetsuppliesofallhewanted.Thispropositionwaspartlymadebygestures,andpartlybyafewSpanishwordswhichPaganelmanagedtomakeout.Hisofferwasaccepted,andGlenarvanandhislearnedfriendstartedoffwithhimatonce.

           Theywalkedatagoodpaceforanhourandahalf,andhadtomakegreatstridestokeepupwiththegiantThalcave.Theroadlaythroughabeautifulfertileregion,aboundinginrichpasturages;whereahundredthousandcattlemighthavefedcomfortably.Largeponds,connectedbyaninextricablelabyrinthofRIOS,amplywateredtheseplainsandproducedtheirgreenness.Swanswithblackheadsweredisportinginthewater,disputingpossessionwiththenumerousintruderswhichgamboledovertheLLANOS.Thefeatheredtribeswereofmostbrilliantplumage,andofmarvelousvarietyanddeafeningnoise.Theisacus,agracefulsortofdovewithgrayfeathersstreakedwithwhite,andtheyellowcardinals,wereflittingaboutinthetreeslikemovingflowers;whileoverheadpigeons,sparrows,chingolos,bulgueros,andmongitas,wereflyingswiftlyalong,rendingtheairwiththeirpiercingcries.

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