122 BUENOS AYRES, [CuAP. VI. 
the death bellow; a noise more expressive of fierce agony than 
any I know: I have often distinguished it from a long distance, 
and have always known that the struggle was then drawing to a 
close. The whole sight is horrible and revolting: the ground is 
almost made of bones; and the horses and riders are drenched 
with gore. 
