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governor myself, I sent my passport to him : 

 he was polite enough to sign it without seeing 

 me ; and I left the place heartily disgusted with 

 such a scene of cruelty. From thence I went 

 to the Alameda, and enjoyed the cool breeze, 

 while taking an ice, with a magnificent view of 

 the Andes before me, and all the beauty and 

 fashion of Mendoza around me, alas ! I could 

 not but think how different, how widely different 

 this sacred day would be spent in dear, dear 

 old England. The average temperature at Men- 

 doza during my four days^ stay was, at eight, 

 A.M. 75^ at two, P.M. 88%- at seven, P.M. 

 77°; in the sun, 120°. In order to judge of the 

 difference of temperature in the Cordillera dur- 

 ing summer and winter, I have entered my sum- 

 mer's journal on the same plan as the winter^ 

 commencing from Santiago to Mendoza — 



