This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...of it I asked him, laughingly: "Am I a Bolshevik...?" and he said "No, --you are une femme intelligente, with good judgment!" Above all we talked about Mexico and I think he was pleased by my enthusiasm and my interest. I amused them all, by telling them (to illustrate the prevailing ignorance of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...of it I asked him, laughingly: "Am I a Bolshevik...?" and he said "No, --you are une femme intelligente, with good judgment!" Above all we talked about Mexico and I think he was pleased by my enthusiasm and my interest. I amused them all, by telling them (to illustrate the prevailing ignorance of Mexico) that my "in-laws" had had a conference on the matter of my having dared to risk Dick's life by bringing him to Mexico, as a result of which they had decided that on my return to England, Dick should be removed from my custody. An excellent reason, as they pointed out, for not returning to England, but remaining' in Mexico! "All the same," Pani admitted, "we have had terrible times here, when really one only went out at the risk of one's life, and the outside world hears only of our upheavals." He said laughingly that Popocatapetl was very emblematical of Mexico.... "We are a volcanic country, ready at any moment to erupt." I like their sense of humor about themselves. When I said I wanted to meet General Villa, they all Popocatapetl, simultaneously with my plans, went into eruption so I never achieved the ascent. laughed, and said "Well, if you want to meet Mexican Generals, your time will be well taken up, there are about six thousand of them!" Sunday, July 17, 1921. Mexico City. Spent the day with Mr. Niven at Atcapazalco about half an hour out by tram, and a couple of miles from the tramway. It was real "wilds" with here and there an Indian village. Mr. Niven works indefatigably. All during the week his workmen prepare the ground for him and dig the trenches, and on Sundays he comes out himself, with a small pickaxe and goes over the ground. He has done this for twenty-seven years, and a great many things in the National Museum are of...
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