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must I omit to mention the one resident Englishman 
(Mr. Edwards) and his family. The ladies were, 
with few exceptions, all Mestizos, got up in silks 
and muslins, and looking their best. The Challenger s 
band attended, but the company preferred dancing 
to their own plaintive tunes, produced from a fife 
and a couple of fiddles. Thus pleasantly passed a 
few hours; and from the kind consideration and 
hospitality of our host and hostess, memories will 
long remain of the ball at Ternate. 
