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Traveling in Chili

           Themuleswererichlycaparisoned,withtheArabbitintheirmouths,andlongreinsofplaitedleather,whichservedasawhip;theheadstallofthebridlewasdecoratedwithmetalornaments,andtheALFORJAS,doublesacksofgaycoloredlinen,containingtheday’sprovisions.Paganel,DISTRAITasusual,wasflungseveraltimesbeforehesucceededinbestridinghisgoodsteed,butonceinthesaddle,hisinseparabletelescopeonhisshoulder-belt,heheldonwellenough,keepinghisfeetfastinthestirrups,andtrustingentirelytothesagacityofhisbeast.AsforRobert,hisfirstattemptatmountingwassuccessful,andprovedthathehadthemakinginhimofanexcellenthorseman.

           Theweatherwassplendidwhentheystarted,theskyadeepcloudlessblue,andyettheatmospheresotemperedbytheseabreezesastopreventanyfeelingofoppressiveheat.TheymarchedrapidlyalongthewindingshoreofthebayofTalcahuano,inordertogaintheextremityoftheparallel,thirtymilessouth.Noonespokemuchthefirstday,forthesmokeoftheDuncanwasstillvisibleonthehorizon,andthepainofpartingtookeenlyfelt.PaganeltalkedtohimselfinSpanish,askingandansweringquestions.

           TheCATAPEZ,moreover,wasataciturnmannaturally,andhadnotbeenrenderedloquaciousbyhiscalling.HehardlyspoketohisPEONS.Theyunderstoodtheirdutiesperfectly.Ifoneofthemulesstopped,theyurgeditonwithagutturalcry,andifthatprovedunavailing,agood-sizedpebble,thrownwithunerringaim,sooncuredtheanimal’sobstinacy.

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