It had contained practically no furniture; he had made it look like a place in which to live.

He had improved and beautified its surroundings.

He had planted a little corn and set out some young banana trees; he had gathered many species of cactus from the neighboring hills and had built up a fine bed of the strange plants in his _patio_.

Passionately fond of pets, he had two magnificent greyhounds and a pug--all brought from Guatemala--a black collie, doves, hens and turkeys on the place.

And now, he was again without a home and his time, money, and labor were lost.
Ernst accompanied us to Tehuacan.