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Chapter 9

           Tothefrontextendsalevelplain,greenasverdurecanmakeitinthedistancedarkenedbyaborderingofwoods,inwhichpost-oaksandpecâns,liveoaksandelms,struggleforexistencewithspinousplantsofcactusandanona;withscoresofcreepers,climbers,andparasitesalmostunknowntothebotanist.Tothesouthandeastalongthebanksofthestream,youseescatteredhouses:thehomesteadsofplantations;someofthemrudeandofrecentconstruction,withafewofmorepretentiousstyle,andevidentlyofolderorigin.Oneoftheselastparticularlyattractstheattention:astructureofsuperiorsizewithflatroof,surmountedbyacrenelledparapetwhosewhitewallsshowconspicuouslyagainstthegreenbackgroundofforestwithwhichitishalfencircled.ItisthehaciendaofCasadelCorvo.

           Turningyoureyenorthward,youbeholdacuriousisolatedeminenceagiganticconeofrocksrisingseveralhundredfeetabovetheleveloftheplain;andbeyond,indimdistance,awavinghorizontallineindicatingtheoutlinesoftheGuadalupemountainstheoutstandingspursofthatelevatedandalmostuntroddenplateau,theLlanoEstacado.

           Lookaloft!Youbeholdasky,halfsapphire,halfturquoise;byday,showingnootherspotthantheorbofitsgoldengod;bynight,studdedwithstarsthatappearclippedfromclearsteel,andamoonwhosewell-defineddiscoutshinestheeffulgenceofsilver.

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