Thearrobaisabouttwenty
fivepoundsweight。
ThehigglingofthemarketnothavingprovedeffectualintheadjustmentofthesumtobepaidbytheGovernor,apriest,oneJuanLozano,whohadbeencondemnedtoimprisonmentbyhissuperiorsforhislooselife,andwhohadtakenrefugewiththeBishop,hitonastrokeofveritablegenius。AtaconferencewhichtookplacebetweentheBishopandseveralnotablesoftheplace,includingtherectoroftheJesuits,Lozanogaveitashisopinionthat,iftheGovernorrefusedtopay,ageneralinterdictshouldbeproclaimed。
TherectoroftheJesuitsretiredindignantly,and`Pe\\reLozano,retroussantsarobelepoursuivitencrianta\\pleinete^te,ets\'exprimantendestermespeuseansa\\saprofession。\'
BythistimeAsuncionmusthavebeenlikeamadhouse,fornooneseemstohavebeenastonished,oreventohavethoughthisconductsingular。