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"
If
I
do
n't
catch
the
accent
,
"
he
said
to
the
Major
,
"
it
wo
n't
be
my
fault
;
but
who
would
have
said
to
me
that
it
was
a
Patagonian
who
would
teach
me
Spanish
one
day
?
"
NEXT
day
,
the
22d
of
October
,
at
eight
o'clock
in
the
morning
,
Thalcave
gave
the
signal
for
departure
.
Between
the
22d
and
42d
degrees
the
Argentine
soil
slopes
eastward
,
and
all
the
travelers
had
to
do
was
to
follow
the
slope
right
down
to
the
sea
.
Glenarvan
had
supposed
Thalcave
's
refusal
of
a
horse
was
that
he
preferred
walking
,
as
some
guides
do
,
but
he
was
mistaken
,
for
just
as
they
were
ready
,
the
Patagonian
gave
a
peculiar
whistle
,
and
immediately
a
magnificent
steed
of
the
pure
Argentine
breed
came
bounding
out
of
a
grove
close
by
,
at
his
master
's
call
.
Both
in
form
and
color
the
animal
was
of
perfect
beauty
.
The
Major
,
who
was
a
thorough
judge
of
all
the
good
points
of
a
horse
,
was
loud
in
admiration
of
this
sample
of
the
Pampas
breed
,
and
considered
that
,
in
many
respects
,
he
greatly
resembled
an
English
hunter
.
This
splendid
creature
was
called
"
Thaouka
,
"
a
word
in
Patagonia
which
means
bird
,
and
he
well
deserved
the
name
.
Thalcave
was
a
consummate
horseman
,
and
to
see
him
on
his
prancing
steed
was
a
sight
worth
looking
at
.
The
saddle
was
adapted
to
the
two
hunting
weapons
in
common
use
on
the
Argentine
plains
--
the
BOLAS
and
the
LAZO
.
The
BOLAS
consists
of
three
balls
fastened
together
by
a
strap
of
leather
,
attached
to
the
front
of
the
RECADO
.
The
Indians
fling
them
often
at
the
distance
of
a
hundred
feet
from
the
animal
or
enemy
of
which
they
are
in
pursuit
,
and
with
such
precision
that
they
catch
round
their
legs
and
throw
them
down
in
an
instant
.
It
is
a
formidable
weapon
in
their
hands
,
and
one
they
handle
with
surprising
skill
.
The
LAZO
is
always
retained
in
the
hand
.
It
is
simply
a
rope
,
thirty
feet
long
,
made
of
tightly
twisted
leather
,
with
a
slip
knot
at
the
end
,
which
passes
through
an
iron
ring
.
This
noose
was
thrown
by
the
right
hand
,
while
the
left
keeps
fast
hold
of
the
rope
,
the
other
end
of
which
is
fastened
to
the
saddle
.
A
long
carbine
,
in
the
shoulder
belt
completed
the
accouterments
of
the
Patagonian
.
He
took
his
place
at
the
head
of
the
party
,
quite
unconscious
of
the
admiration
he
was
exciting
,
and
they
set
off
,
going
alternately
at
a
gallop
and
walking
pace
,
for
the
"
trot
"
seemed
altogether
unknown
to
them
.
Robert
proved
to
be
a
bold
rider
,
and
completely
reassured
Glenarvan
as
to
his
ability
to
keep
his
seat
.
The
Pampas
commenced
at
the
very
foot
of
the
Cordilleras
.
They
may
be
divided
into
three
parts
.
The
first
extends
from
the
chain
of
the
Andes
,
and
stretches
over
an
extent
of
250
miles
covered
with
stunted
trees
and
bushes
;
the
second
450
miles
is
clothed
with
magnificent
herbage
,
and
stops
about
180
miles
from
Buenos
Ayres
;
from
this
point
to
the
sea
,
the
foot
of
the
traveler
treads
over
immense
prairies
of
lucerne
and
thistles
,
which
constitute
the
third
division
of
the
Pampas
.
On
issuing
from
the
gorges
of
the
Cordilleras
,
Glenarvan
and
his
band
came
first
to
plains
of
sand
,
called
MEDANOS
,
lying
in
ridges
like
waves
of
the
sea
,
and
so
extremely
fine
that
the
least
breath
of
wind
agitated
the
light
particles
,
and
sent
them
flying
in
clouds
,
which
rose
and
fell
like
water-spouts
.
It
was
a
spectacle
which
caused
both
pleasure
and
pain
,
for
nothing
could
be
more
curious
than
to
see
the
said
water-spouts
wandering
over
the
plain
,
coming
in
contact
and
mingling
with
each
other
,
and
falling
and
rising
in
wild
confusion
;
but
,
on
the
other
hand
,
nothing
could
be
more
disagreeable
than
the
dust
which
was
thrown
off
by
these
innumerable
MEDANOS
,
which
was
so
impalpable
that
close
one
's
eyes
as
they
might
,
it
found
its
way
through
the
lids
.
This
phenomenon
lasted
the
greater
part
of
the
day
.
The
travelers
made
good
progress
,
however
,
and
about
four
o'clock
the
Cordilleras
lay
full
forty
miles
behind
them
,
the
dark
outlines
being
already
almost
lost
in
the
evening
mists
.
They
were
all
somewhat
fatigued
with
the
journey
,
and
glad
enough
to
halt
for
the
night
on
the
banks
of
the
Neuquem
,
called
Ramid
,
or
Comoe
by
certain
geographers
,
a
troubled
,
turbulent
rapid
flowing
between
high
red
banks
.
