. Travels amongst the great Andes of the equator . THE HEAD OK THE A RAGAMUFFIN AT CHUQUIPOQUIO. CHAPTER IV. FROM CHUQUIPOQUIO TO AMBATO, LATACUNGA AND MACHACHI. Early on the next morning, the mystery was solved. Louiswas found to be a cripple, quite unable to walk, through hisfeet having been severely frost-bitten. They were frightfullyswollen, blistered and discoloured. Jean-Antoine, however, wasrestored ; his dysentery having yielded to frequent internal appli-cations of hot wine and cognac. It appeared that they were somewhat shamefaced about thesefrost-bitten feet, and when t
. Travels amongst the great Andes of the equator . THE HEAD OK THE A RAGAMUFFIN AT CHUQUIPOQUIO. CHAPTER IV. FROM CHUQUIPOQUIO TO AMBATO, LATACUNGA AND MACHACHI. Early on the next morning, the mystery was solved. Louiswas found to be a cripple, quite unable to walk, through hisfeet having been severely frost-bitten. They were frightfullyswollen, blistered and discoloured. Jean-Antoine, however, wasrestored ; his dysentery having yielded to frequent internal appli-cations of hot wine and cognac. It appeared that they were somewhat shamefaced about thesefrost-bitten feet, and when they found that serious mischief hadbeen done they were half afraid to confess it, expecting that astorm would be raised by this result of their It 1 Louis Carrel did not wear gaiters on Jan. 4, and as his shoes were of theill-fitting: kind usually worn by Alpine peasants, snow worked down into them,and his feet got wet. Both men were in fault. It was a part of their contractthat they were to bring gaiters, and it was the business of Jean-Antoine to seethat every
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