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quitoes together, was kept awake till nearly 

 half-past three. We then rose in the dark. 

 Our horses were caught and loaded, whilst we 

 breakfasted on bread; coffee, eggs, and milk; 

 and as the sun peeped out we mounted some 

 excellent beasts, and McLean and I galloped on 

 to this post, to order fresh horses for the bag- 

 gage. Our guide was in despair, yesterday, at 

 the delays we met with, and the difficulty of 

 carrying and strapping on so much luggage. 

 One horse in particular, when we loaded him 

 this morning, began his journey by rearing and 

 falling back on the portmanteaus. Strange to 

 say, he got up again without injuring them or 

 himself. If there were no danger of breaking 

 down, a galera would be the easiest mode of 

 travelling across the Pampas ; but the appre- 

 hension of having to repair some serious injury 

 in a desolate country, wanting both workmen 



