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INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL. 



ing from their sockets ; he was eDtertaining himself 

 with an outrageous soliloquy in the Maya tongue, 

 and at our appearance he pitched his voice higher 

 than before. Signs and threats had no effect. Se- 

 cure in his deformity, he seemed to feel a malicious 

 pleasure that he had it in his power to annoy us. 

 We gave up, and while he continued rolling out 

 tremendous Maya, we fell asleep. So passed our 

 first night in Merida. 



