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Suddenly the white form sinks down, as if terrified. Martin Paz turns, and finds himself face to face with André Certa. "Since when do the Indians pass their nights in contemplation?" André Certa spoke angrily. "Since the Indians have trodden the soil of their ancestors." "Have they no longer, on the mountain side, some yaravis to chant, some boleros to dance with the girls of their caste?"
The neighboring mountains were covered with verdure and flowers; the inhabitants, on foot, on horseback, in carriages, were repairing to a celebrated table-land, situated at half a league from Lima, where the spectators enjoyed an admirable prospect; mestizoes and Indians mingled in the common fête; they walked gayly by groups of relatives or friends; each group, calling itself by the name of partida, carried its provisions, and was preceded by a player on the guitar, who chanted, accompanying himself, the most popular yaravis and llantos.
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