ep at them,
and with terrified squeals the hidden creatures banged and bolted the
windows. The sight of a stranger in Goyaz was apparently an event.
Whether we were expected or not, I do not know, but the whole population
seemed to be hiding behind the tiny windows to look at us. The few who
were caught in the street seemed as if they wanted to bow but had not the
courage to do it. Indeed, their timidity was intensely amusing. Some,
more courageous, gave a ghastly grin, displaying rows of irregular teeth
in a terrible condition of decay.

DISTANCES BETWEEN ARAGUARY AND GOYAZ

Araguary to Paranahyba 59 kil. 400 m. = 9 leagues.
Paranahyba to Corumbahyba 59 " 400 " 9 "
Corumbahyba to Caldas 59 " 400 " 9 "
Caldas to Pouso Alto 79 " 200 " 12 "
Pouso Alto to S. Antonio 59 " 400 " 9 "
S. Antonio to Campinas 46 " 200 " 7 "
Campinas to Goyabeira 56 " 100 " 81/2 "
Goyabeira to Curralhino 66 " " 10 "
Curralhino to Goyaz 46 " 200 " 7 "
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Total 531 " 300 " 801/2 "
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CHAPTER VII

In the City of Goyaz

THERE was no such thing as an hotel in Goyaz capital. The nearest
approach to it was a filthy rest-house for muleteers, which was,
furthermore, already full. Against my usual custom--as I never, unless
absolutely necessary, make use of the credentials I carry for my private
needs--I had, therefore, to apply to the Presidente or Governor of the
Province to find some sort of accommodation in the town for my animals,
men, and myself.

"Take off your spurs before you enter!" roughly shouted a sentry at the
Governor's palace--a huge barn-like structure--just as I was stooping to
do that before being asked.

"Do not stand on the pavement," said the sentry again, anxious to display
his authority.

Being a law-abiding person I shifted to one side.

"Do not stop under the Presidente's window!" cried the policeman angrily
once more, digging me in the ribs with his bayonet.

I was beginning to be sorry I had not brought an aeroplane with me in
order to complete my toilet in the air before entering so sacred a
precinct, but patience being one of my chief virtues I transferred
myself to the remotest point across the square, wher