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In
less
than
half
an
hour
the
hunters
had
all
the
game
they
required
.
Robert
had
killed
a
curious
animal
belonging
to
the
order
EDENTATA
,
an
armadillo
,
a
sort
of
tatou
,
covered
with
a
hard
bony
shell
,
in
movable
pieces
,
and
measuring
a
foot
and
a
half
long
.
It
was
very
fat
and
would
make
an
excellent
dish
,
the
Patagonian
said
.
Robert
was
very
proud
of
his
success
.
Thalcave
did
his
part
by
capturing
a
NANDOU
,
a
species
of
ostrich
,
remarkable
for
its
extreme
swiftness
.
There
could
be
no
entrapping
such
an
animal
,
and
the
Indian
did
not
attempt
it
.
He
urged
Thaouka
to
a
gallop
,
and
made
a
direct
attack
,
knowing
that
if
the
first
aim
missed
the
NANDOU
would
soon
tire
out
horse
and
rider
by
involving
them
in
an
inextricable
labyrinth
of
windings
.
The
moment
,
therefore
,
that
Thalcave
got
to
a
right
distance
,
he
flung
his
BOLAS
with
such
a
powerful
hand
,
and
so
skillfully
,
that
he
caught
the
bird
round
the
legs
and
paralyzed
his
efforts
at
once
.
In
a
few
seconds
it
lay
flat
on
the
ground
.
The
Indian
had
not
made
his
capture
for
the
mere
pleasure
and
glory
of
such
a
novel
chase
.
The
flesh
of
the
NANDOU
is
highly
esteemed
,
and
Thalcave
felt
bound
to
contribute
his
share
of
the
common
repast
.
They
returned
to
the
RAMADA
,
bringing
back
the
string
of
partridges
,
the
ostrich
,
the
peccary
,
and
the
armadillo
.
The
ostrich
and
the
peccary
were
prepared
for
cooking
by
divesting
them
of
their
tough
skins
,
and
cutting
them
up
into
thin
slices
.
As
to
the
armadillo
,
he
carries
his
cooking
apparatus
with
him
,
and
all
that
had
to
be
done
was
to
place
him
in
his
own
shell
over
the
glowing
embers
The
substantial
dishes
were
reserved
for
the
night-comers
,
and
the
three
hunters
contented
themselves
with
devouring
the
partridges
,
and
washed
down
their
meal
with
clear
,
fresh
water
,
which
was
pronounced
superior
to
all
the
porter
in
the
world
,
even
to
the
famous
Highland
USQUEBAUGH
,
or
whisky
.
The
horses
had
not
been
overlooked
.
A
large
quantity
of
dry
fodder
was
discovered
lying
heaped
up
in
the
RAMADA
,
and
this
supplied
them
amply
with
both
food
and
bedding
.
When
all
was
ready
the
three
companions
wrapped
themselves
in
the
ponchos
,
and
stretched
themselves
on
an
eiderdown
of
ALFAFARES
,
the
usual
bed
of
hunters
on
the
Pampas
.
NIGHT
came
,
but
the
orb
of
night
was
invisible
to
the
inhabitants
of
the
earth
,
for
she
was
just
in
her
first
quarter
.
The
dim
light
of
the
stars
was
all
that
illumined
the
plain
.
The
waters
of
the
Guamini
ran
silently
,
like
a
sheet
of
oil
over
a
surface
of
marble
.
Birds
,
quadrupeds
,
and
reptiles
were
resting
motionless
after
the
fatigues
of
the
day
,
and
the
silence
of
the
desert
brooded
over
the
far-spreading
Pampas
.
