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the time at our disposal so short that we were not tempted 

 to ascend the alluring mountain Bico do Papagaio, so called 

 from its two peaks presenting the appearance of a parrot's 

 beak, which towered into the cloudless sky on our right ; 

 so we strolled up the stream, visiting the neat little bathing- 

 places for men and for women. In the former a Scotchman 

 met his death a short time since. He had just arrived from 

 England, and was staying at the hotel, when one morning, 

 after taking some medicine, he very foolishly went to bathe, 

 and was discovered in the bath dead from apoplexy. The 

 baths are over-shadowed by clumps of my favourite bamboo ; 

 the water of the stream flows through cemented tanks, 

 which have steps descending from the dressing-sheds. In 

 the ladies' portion, higher up the stream, is a small shallow 

 tank for children. We then returned, plucking sweet 

 violets on our way, to the hotel, where there are at present 

 no visitors, and amused ourselves by overhauling the 

 visitor's book, where I read the following entry : " January, 

 1879, Queensbury ; Captain Brough, R.M.S. Britannia 

 (Pacific) ; Sir Beaumont and Lady Florence Dixie, Bosworth 

 Park, Leicestershire ; Lord James Douglas." 



I admired the scenery here even more than that of 

 Petropolis, and yearned to be able to remain longer ; but it 

 could not be, so after lunch we caught a diligence and 

 drove back to the tram. We were, of course, outside the 

 vehicle, and at such a height above the mules, which 

 galloped along very rapidly, that on turning the abrupt 

 corners of the zigzag road it was with some difficulty we 

 kept our seats. 



The highest point in the Tijuca range is 1025 metres 

 (3362 feet). There are some twenty places of interest 

 which should be visited, among them the celebrated 

 Chinese view, whence is a beautiful bird's-eye view of the 



