CHAP. VIII. 



DEPARTURE FROM MACHACHL 



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Louis now (after seven weeks' rest) was sufficiently restored 

 for active exertion, and I proposed to make my way to Antisana. 

 Beino- advised tiiat it would be easiest to proceed via Quito, I 



decided to shift liead-quarters 

 to the Capital, and we re- 

 turned to Machachi to make 

 the necessary preparations. 

 When the time came for de- 

 parture, quite a little crowd 

 assembled. We had entered 

 the place strangers, our ways 

 appeared odd to the natives, 

 and we could not converse 

 with freedom. But in course 

 of time a good understanding 

 had arisen. The language of 

 kindness is under- 

 stood everywhere. 

 They had been use- 

 ful to us, and we 

 had not been un- 

 mindful of them ; 

 and now, when 

 about to leave, all 

 our young friends 

 (with the little girl 

 in blue), David 

 and his wife, Gre- 

 gorio, Lorenzo, the 

 poncho-maker, and 

 many others came together to say good-bye ; while Antonio 

 Racines, arrayed in his best, accompanied us several miles on 

 the road, and took leave with many good wishes and profound 

 salutations. 



AT PEDRRGAL. 



