Palmerston Tonans 



ready to hurl a neat and effective packet of thunder, tied up 

 with lightning-coloured tape, from his Olympus in Downing- 

 street, on anybody rash enough to ill-use a British subject, 

 and he deserves and possesses the filial reverence of all 

 young gentlemen on their travels, for his paternal care and 

 affection. 



To return to the village of La Torre. The authorities, 

 seeing we had such magnificent passports, asked if we 

 belonged to the Embassy at Madrid. This was a severe 

 blow to our muleteer disguise. 



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