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There will be plenty of dangers in our excursion without seeking them out for mere pleasure. I want to bring you all back safe and sound to Orizava; therefore, don't let us have any more of these ascents." Having uttered this remonstrance, I turned on my heel, for it was no use trying to have the last word with l'Encuerado.
But, as I was saying, the population o' Larut was five all told of English that is to say, Scotch an' I'm Scotch, ye know, said the Chief. The Man from Orizava lit another cigarette, and waited patiently. It was hopeless to hurry the Chief Engineer. 'I am not pretending to account for the population o' Larut being laid down according to such fabulous dimensions.
Just before it became quite dark, a snow-clad corner of the volcano of Orizava was seen in the distance. I lifted up Lucien, and, kissing him, pointed it out, thinking on the dear ones who were behind the mountain, counting the days till we returned. Gringalet barked, as if claiming a caress for himself, and, guided by the dog, we reached our bivouac to enjoy a well-deserved repose.
I must confess that at this moment I bitterly regretted having brought Lucien; I remembered that my friends had predicted to me all the perils which now threatened us. While listening to the uproar of the tempest, I felt my resolution give way, and I had serious thoughts of returning to Orizava the next day. Towards midnight the storm abated a little, and, giving way to fatigue, I fell asleep.
Michael is treading under his feet in the beautiful picture in the convent at Orizava has wings just like the bats. And as to these caverns, every one knows that they are the residences of bad spirits." "Let us make our way at once into it, then," said Lucien, who in no way shared his friend's superstition.
We had turned our backs upon the volcano of Orizava; on our right the black summits of the Cordillera stood out against the red sky; the urubu vultures were whirling round and round high up above us the only living creatures we had set eyes on since the evening before.
Yes, yes, we shall come; but where have you been since we met, Narcissito?" "To Orizava. Papa has a tobacco-farm near Orizava; he always goes to it when he comes up here. But, Captain, we were so astonished to hear from your people that you had been a prisoner, and travelling along with us! We knew the guerillos had some American prisoners, but we never dreamt of its being you.
Above all, the white-robed peak of Orizava rose up against the heavens like a pyramid of spotless snow. The sun had gone down behind the mountains, but his rays still rested upon Orizava, bathing its cone with a yellow light, like a mantle of burnished gold. Clouds of red and white and purple hung like a glory upon his track, and, descending, rested upon the lower summits of the Cordillera.
"And the young ladies?" "They ran round, and cried, and " Jack was the dove that brought the olive-branch. "Did they say where they were going?" I inquired, after one of those sweet waking dreams. "Yes, Captain, they are going up the country to live." "Where where?" "I could not recollect the name it was so strange." "Jalapa? Orizava? Cordova? Puebla? Mexico?"
It was several hours before sunset, but the bright orb had commenced descending towards the snowy cone of Orizava, and his rays had assumed that golden red which characterises the ante-twilight of the tropics. The short-lived storm had swept the heavens, and the blue roof of the world was without a cloud.
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