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Chapter 1

           Heissimplythoughnotinexpensivelyclad:inalooselyfittingfrockofalpacacloth,awaistcoatofblacksatin,andtrousersofnankin.Ashirtoffinestlinenshowsitsplaitsthroughtheopeningofhisvestitscollarembracedbyapieceofblackribbon;whiletheshoe,restinginhisstirrup,isoffinesttannedleather.Hisfeaturesareshadedbyabroad-brimmedLeghornhat.

           Twohorsemenareridingalongsideoneonhisright,theotherontheleftastriplingscarcetwenty,andayoungmansixorsevenyearsolder.Theformerishissonayouth,whoseopencheerfulcountenancecontrasts,notonlywiththesevereaspectofhisfather,butwiththesomewhatsinisterfeaturesontheotherside,andwhichbelongtohiscousin.

           TheyouthisdressedinaFrenchblouseofsky-coloured"cottonade,"withtrousersofthesamematerial;amostappropriatecostumeforasouthernclimate,andwhich,withthePanamahatuponhishead,isequallybecoming.

           Thecousin,anex-officerofvolunteers,affectsamilitaryundressofdarkbluecloth,withaforagecaptocorrespond.

           Thereisanotherhorsemanridingnear,who,onlyonaccountofhavingawhiteskinnotwhiteforallthatisentitledtodescription.Hiscoarserfeatures,andcheaperhabiliments;thekeel-coloured"cowhide"clutchedinhisrighthand,andflirtedwithsuchevidentskill,proclaimhimtheoverseerandwhipperupoftheswarthypedestrianscomposingtheentourageofthetrain.

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