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INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL. 



ing from their sockets ; he was entertaining himself 

 with an outrageous soUloquy 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 mahcious 

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

 We gave up, and while he continued rolhng out 

 tremendous Maya, we fell asleejf. So passed our 

 first night in Merida. 



