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and much respected by every body in Chili,
and some time after we left that country, was
appointed viceroy of Peru.
We had leave, whenever we asked it, to
make an excursion into the country for ten or
twelve days at- a time ; which we did some¬
times to a very pleasant spot belonging to Don
Joseph Dunose, a French gentleman, and a
very sensible, well-bred man, who had married
a very agreeable lady at St. Jago, with a very
good fortune. We also sometimes had invita¬
tions from the Spaniards to their country-
houses. We had a numerous acquaintance in
the city, and in general received many civili¬
ties from the inhabitants. There are a great
many people of fashion, and very good families
from Old Spain, settled here. A lady lived
next door to us, whose name was Donna Fran-
cisca Giron ; and as my name sounded some¬
thing like it, she would have it that we were
Parientes. She had a daughter, a very fine
young woman, who both played and sung re¬
markably well; she was reckoned the finest
voice in St. Jago. They saw a great deal of
company, and we were welcome to her house
whenever we pleased. We were a long time
in this country, but we passed it very agree-