CHAPTER XI.

Departure for Madrid--Cordon drawn round the Cholera--Ronda--Road to Cordoba--Teba--Erroneous Position of the Place on the Spanish Maps--Its Locality agrees with that of Ategua, as described by Hirtius, and the Course of the River Guadaljorce with that of the Salsus--Road to Campillos--The English-loving Innkeeper and his Wife--An Alcalde's Dinner spoilt--Fuente De Piedra--Astapa--Puente Don Gonzalo--Rambla--Cordoba--Meeting with an old Acquaintance 267