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not speak the language, and could get nothing for the 

 mules or for ourselves to eat ; but, through the leader of 

 the sugar party, we learned that a new set of men would 

 be forthcoming in the morning to take us on. "With 

 the heat and fatigue I had a violent headache. The 

 mountain for the next day was worse, and, afraid of the 

 effort, and of the danger of breaking down on the road, 

 Mr. C. and Pawling endeavoured to procure a ham- 

 maca or silla, which was promised for the morning. 



