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place, invited us in to take refreshment. He 

 brought us some excellent pulque, which, 

 being quite fresh, was devoid of the smell so 

 disagreeable to strangers. Being pressed to 

 dine, we accepted the invitation, and sent a 

 man to bring our canoe, from which we made 

 some addition to the repast. Our host liked 

 our Madeira, and begged a small cup for his 

 wife, who had been just confined : we sent her 

 the remainder of the bottle ; and this little act 

 of civility soon brought us acquainted with the 

 whole family, who treated us in the kindest 

 manner ; — we dined, and spent two hours 

 with them, and parted, I believe, mutually 

 pleased with each other. Our canoe had been 

 steered through the chinampas to the door of 

 our new friend, and most of the villagers came 

 to see us off. On our way home we landed 

 several times at the villages on the banks, 

 and made some additions to our ornithological 

 collection ; — many of the birds were new, but 



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