human
Chiefs of tribes that were very powerful thirty years ago, before they were driven beyond the sierras. Since that time they have been subdued as much as an Indian can be, and now scour the Pampas as well as the province of Buenos Ayres. I am therefore astonished, like Thalcave, at not encountering traces of them in a country where they generally pursue the calling of plunderers.
gpt
Well, then, inquired Glenarvan,
human
I will see,
gpt
This is his advice, which seems to me very wise. We must continue our journey to the east as far as Fort Independence; and there, if we have no news of Captain Grant, we shall at least know what has become of the Indians of the plain.
human
Is Fort Independence far?
gpt
No; it is situated at Tandil, sixty miles distant.
human
And when shall we arrive there?
gpt
On the evening of the day after to-morrow.