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quarters. He insisted upon offering us the hos- 

 pitality of his house ; and although four mud 

 walls, without any furniture but a broken table, 

 and banks of hard earth for seats, promised but 

 little comfort, yet the kindness of Don Joachim, 

 and the great assistance he had been to us, made 

 me feel too grateful to reject his invitation, had 

 the accommodation been ten times more homely. 



