. Travels amongst the great Andes of the equator . ACIIACIII. 165 Louis now (after seven weeks rest) was sufficiently restoredfor active exertion, and I proposed to make my way to advised that it would be easiest to proceed vid Quito, I decided to shift head-quartersto the Capital, and we re-turned to Machachi to makethe necessary the time came for de-parture, quite a little crowdassembled. We had enteredthe place strangers, our waysappeared odd to the natives,and we could not conversewith freedom. But in courseof time a good understandinghad arisen. The langua
. Travels amongst the great Andes of the equator . ACIIACIII. 165 Louis now (after seven weeks rest) was sufficiently restoredfor active exertion, and I proposed to make my way to advised that it would be easiest to proceed vid Quito, I decided to shift head-quartersto the Capital, and we re-turned to Machachi to makethe necessary the time came for de-parture, quite a little crowdassembled. We had enteredthe place strangers, our waysappeared odd to the natives,and we could not conversewith freedom. But in courseof time a good understandinghad arisen. The language ofkindness is under-stood had been use-ful to us, and wehad not been un-mindful of them ;and now, whenabout to leave, allour young friends(with the little girlin blue), Davidand his wife, Gre-at pedrkgal. gorio, Lorenzo, the poncho-maker, andmany others came together to say good-bye ; while AntonioRacines, arrayed in his best, accompanied us several miles onthe road, and took leave with many good wishes and 166 TRAVELS AMONGST THE (IEEAT ANDES, chap, v On crossing the Tambillo ridge (10,090 feet) Quito made itsappearance, looking very insignificant at the foot of Pichincha. Upon entering the city we went at once to the Hotel Giacometti,where rooms had been already secured by the good offices of theBritish Minister, Mr. F. Douglas Hamilton.
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