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Patrick O'Brian The Wine-Dark Sea
learned, which is not my line at all.'
'I believe I shall meet them privately quite
soon.'
'Very good,' said Gayongos. 'And for these
gentlemen?' He held up his list of agreed
meetings.
'General Hurtado on Friday morning by all
means; but it might be wiser to give the Vicar-
General priority over the others – to see them
having learnt his views.'
'Very much wiser.'
There seemed little more to be said at this
first interview, apart from settling the place
and time of Friday's expedition; but after a
moment Gayongos said, 'This may be an absurd
suggestion – it is most unlikely that you
should have the time – but you said you
longed to see the high Andes: Antisana,
Cotopaxi, Chimborazo and the like. Now I