CHAPTER XVI "A Procession! A Procession!"
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IshouldwishtoplaceuponrecordhereourgratitudetoallourfriendsupontheAmazonfortheverygreatkindnessandhospitalitywhichwasshowntousuponourreturnjourney.VeryparticularlywouldIthankSenhorPenalosaandotherofficialsoftheBrazilianGovernmentforthespecialarrangementsbywhichwewerehelpeduponourway,andSenhorPereiraofPara,towhoseforethoughtweowethecompleteoutfitforadecentappearanceinthecivilizedworldwhichwefoundreadyforusatthattown.Itseemedapoorreturnforallthecourtesywhichweencounteredthatweshoulddeceiveourhostsandbenefactors,butunderthecircumstanceswehadreallynoalternative,andIherebytellthemthattheywillonlywastetheirtimeandtheirmoneyiftheyattempttofollowuponourtraces.Eventhenameshavebeenalteredinouraccounts,andIamverysurethatnoone,fromthemostcarefulstudyofthem,couldc
