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The Course Decided

           Glenarvanfoundnodifficultyinprocuringtwofleethorses,andheandPaganelweresoonwithinthewallsofthegreatcity,duetotheenterprisinggeniusofValdivia,thevaliantcomradeofthePizarros.

           Howitwasshornofitsancientsplendor!Oftenpillagedbythenatives,burnedin1819,itlayindesolationandruins,itswallsstillblackenedbytheflames,scarcelynumbering8,000inhabitants,andalreadyeclipsedbyTalcahuano.Thegrasswasgrowinginthestreets,beneaththelazyfeetofthecitizens,andalltradeandbusiness,indeedanydescriptionofactivity,wasimpossible.Thenotesofthemandolinresoundedfromeverybalcony,andlanguishingsongsfloatedonthebreeze.Concepcion,theancientcityofbravemen,hadbecomeavillageofwomenandchildren.LordGlenarvanfeltnogreatdesiretoinquireintothecausesofthisdecay,thoughPaganeltriedtodrawhimintoadiscussiononthesubject.Hewouldnotdelayaninstant,butwentstraightontothehouseofMr.Bentic,herMajesty’sConsul,whoreceivedthemverycourteously,and,onlearningtheirerrand,undertooktomakeinquiriesallalongthecoast.

           Buttothequestionwhetherathree-mastvessel,calledtheBritannia,hadgoneashoreeitherontheChilianorAraucaniancoast,hegaveadecidednegative.Noreportofsuchaneventhadbeenmadetohim,oranyoftheotherconsuls.Glenarvan,however,wouldnotallowhimselftobedisheartened;hewentbacktoTalcahuano,andsparedneitherpainsnorexpensetomakeathoroughinvestigationofthewholeseaboard.Butitwasallinvain.

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