British exploits in South America; a history of British activities in exploration, military adventure, diplomacy, science, and trade, in Latin American . ons of per-centage and profit. This may well have been so. Thecommunity would not have been the first to drown sentiment in financial success! The attention of the average person who troubles him-self about this period is so apt to be taken up by thespectacle of the patriot victories and of the triumphantvindication of their rights that one is apt to forget that,the more brilliant the light, the darker the shade. Muchhas been heard of the Spa
British exploits in South America; a history of British activities in exploration, military adventure, diplomacy, science, and trade, in Latin American . ons of per-centage and profit. This may well have been so. Thecommunity would not have been the first to drown sentiment in financial success! The attention of the average person who troubles him-self about this period is so apt to be taken up by thespectacle of the patriot victories and of the triumphantvindication of their rights that one is apt to forget that,the more brilliant the light, the darker the shade. Muchhas been heard of the Spanish haughtiness and arrogance;but there was the other side of the picture. Captain Hallgives us a pathetic glimpse of this in his description ofan elaborate official ball at Valparaiso—an entertainmentat which the Chilean ladies appeared in the most magnifi-cent toilettes. But Captain Hall happened to look into aside chamber, where lurked the skeleton of the is what he saw: I was struck by the appearance of several lady-likeyoung women standing on chairs and straining their eyes,as they looked over the heads of the servants and musi-. BRITISH SOUTH AMERICANS
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