In vain I reminded them that my companions were waiting for me at the eating-place; I must be seen back to my very door, then I might go where I pleased; but with them I had gone forth, and until they saw me home again, they would be responsible for my person.
Coixtlahuaca itself is largely a _mestizo_ town.

But immediately in its neighborhood, and on its outskirts, are indian villages.

All Chochos know Spanish, and but few talk their own language.

There is little of interest in their life and nothing characteristic in their dress, which is that of _mestizos_ in general.

But the physical type is well defined.
The stature is small; the face is short and broad; the nose is wide and flat, with a fat, flattened tip; the hair is somewhat inclined to curl, especially on top behind.
Despairing of the promised trip through the villages, we issued orders for our animals to be ready early one morning.