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HISTORY OF A BOOK.
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
While the carriage moved through th
streets oil San Agustin, no conversation wa
possible, and abandoned myself to my re
nections; but when the caleche rolled quietlv
over the sandy sol. of the central plateau
turned towards the prima donna.
The air was heavy, the sky without cloud
and the snowy summit of the Istaccihcatb
tvolcano of the while woman) was mirroret
at our right.
ST is warm," | sad to my companion.
VERY warm, Doctor''
$50 warm that the least breeze would he
we come
Tomasi replied by motion of her head
and placed her two feet upon the seat before
her. Icoud not help but admring her little
black 5oots-marvels that no Mexican cobber
could ever execute.
The two dil:gtnces rejoined us and, as they
passed, Gutierrez did not fail to salute me
win ms tongue. Sleep overpoweIed me. At
the relay at AcatZngo l opened nv ewes
half unconscious; then dreamed that was
stretched upon my bed, and saw Perez ap-
pear-wlth Gomara in his hand-draw near,
and place it upon my breast. But upon this
mucn coveted book my friend piled others,
and could not divine from whence he took
them. The title Of theso volumes blaze 4
tney were all the re-impressions, all the edi-
tlons all the TRANSACTIONS of our dear author.
a.
rious weight! Gradually l felt suffocated and
suddenly awoke
MY travelling companion Slept her head
thrown carelessly back her blond hair. acct
dentally disarranged, fell upon her shoulders.
and framed in goldsher pale face. 1 admired the
sllken tneness of her arched eyebrows, the
lengGh OF the eyelashes, the perfect line of her
nos' Her rosy mouth, half open, showed a
row OF transparent teeth. The hood. dsar.
rang by the movements of the sleeper. dis
closed TO my view plump neck, upon which,
despite the position of the young lady. not
wrinkle could be seen.
How quickly the old Antonio. whose ewes
are worth much less than mine-older than I
by ten years-had recognized at a single
glance, that Which had struck me only alter
a serious eXamination-the truly remarkable
beauty OF Tomasi
ofoke away from the contemplation which
gave me KIND OF peasure-it seemed an
abuse OF her kindness to critcise her thus. 7
leaned from the window to see where We
were, for was ignorant what point of our
route we had reached. Soon the co' -
crossed Il plantation of agaves. -,acbe
which is extracted the lio" .ac,us. from
Mexicans-'puque' or 90 ,;ear 70 the
H. 70 'to III" tn. sun descended to-
viS ..atains; we drew near he VII
4Amozoc. At our right row of Peru
An peppers extended as far as the eye could
sec.
who is this man Doctor?" she inquired
in Italian.
turned quickly. Tomasi, leaning from the
window at the right, pointed to cavalier,
vety tall, mounted upol a magnificent horse
OF the Andalusian race, following US not an
hundred steps from the carriage. trembled
what is the matter, Doctor"' asked my
companion, who noticed my agitation, lis
this man your enemy?
''No, but he is perhaps foe of yours, Sc
nora, or rather, of your bag age. | will en-
deavor to prevent an adventure. very frequent.
in Mexico, yet very disagreeable ALWAYS"
Tue young lady watched me anxiousy
while called to the cavalier; he turned his
head, his horse gave a bound, and came
prancing near the door.
He was an Indian with dark skin, great
black eyes. shining teeth; lis forehead crown
ell with thick lily hair. He could not be
more than thirty years old, and his ugliness,
for he was ugly, had strange character OF
energy. His nose, smaller than those of the
men OF his race; his mouth with thick but
smiling lips, would have made me believe in a
mingling of the Huastic and African blood. if
the de.icacy of his limbs, his blush tunic and
the grace and suppleness of his carriage had
not revealed the pure Indian. His restless,
unsteady eyes had a savage expression. The
ease with which he managed his horse, his
accspt, anu Iile CONSTRUCTION o, G Vi nlS pniases
ln%u0 .no VI 1; ,;nH sn,i
seized with homesickness for the desert, and
return unexpectedly to their tribe.
II your captain on the route?" inquired
of the cavalier.
''Iy captain, who is hep" he repeated.
IL 'bo, if you like that better"
Lppo: woo Is ne ;.
Dceuh ~ nls Ione; anu WIN a4 inuiah
ene conversation Wouiu never eha. LII reply
ING 10 me, the lnulan Watched my compah-
ION win persistent rudeness winch DIS
pleased me.
our chlei KNOWS me, replied WIN au
alr Vi authorlly; II you wish 10 gain sure
ioN@su "hnoo'uee W hin VIC LII Doih"-
gus;
=, larry MN a laay, the sun OF beauty. by
lile L sl Vi u. CHRISTIAN, DOCTOR 40 noC y
any iaItner' your seaG not a@reeapie 10
YOU Tue son vi my hotier WIZ accept IL, anu
oi e.F y9u nis n l9 III feIuIh;
fardon, madame; sald l, ndignaht al
us lnsoience' anu S1dhiuherihS III lny Wratn.
P T tuis unfortunate.
me youu9 lauy slineu' thought tuae
sue ulu hot cothpreheno the meaning OF the
coarse Johe Vi the native, anu L was on me
polliI u answering nItil Jestin9ly, "nen .ut
oalao1e se tDp s.i Mnau - ene matter
ashSu VI oue ulig D VINO was llouneeu on out
Oh t1e nuies. 1he man, MS oody benI ior
ma.u' neau ou one sue pointed Win us
nhSer 10 the horizon. thought L he ara
two or three reports, and saw some little
whlte clouds rise above the shrubs. The
Indian listened also. Suddenly he saluted
Iomasl s. urreu his horse, and disappe ared
on the run behind the pepper trees, which
cover tue ground with their red clusters.
is there any dangerp' inquired the
singer. :.
NO, oenora5put our basgage-yours;
lor reinenioeteu Cnat my tfavenhS Dag re-
NAMED at orlzaoa-is fiskeu' must OWL
tlat ;;..oa ,oon; e,uo
ulsl i Ionlasi i lonoweu my exam
PIE, anu, unihoVeu' lahguiuly Cooh my arm.
.. " nat lnuSo Nv, we no 10 sue asked.
CohCiiue our route sonora; our lou is In
evleaol t iol, a.ter Gesponig your conpan
.ue wn ny iai W eI9ll - Us
con re 49, nnthinr 10 s,a 'n Wo ~ in pcl
eon W. nasS no','in3 W 'eal: NC Is lliuepseu
W .le lor so.ne services winch are never lor-
So J alilons 'niS cni'arouS anu inucn De-
"o .at Pe"Pie. -,
1ne sualus! GREG Tue c0acnman.
Al LLC eAJTGullby OF Tue plain, on the Dor