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and off they started toward the forest, stoppnig at 

 the spring to get a good drink as they passed. The 

 trail followed the stream rather closely, and, as they 

 got higher up the mountain, the woods got thicker 

 and were filled with dense undergrowth and tangled 

 vines. Noisy parrots flew in flocks overhead or 

 moved about in the tree-tops in search of food. At 

 one spot, the ground was covered with the hulls of 

 ''sweet cups," the fruits of a kind of passion-flower 

 which the parrots liked very much. 



Farther on, they heard monkeys chattering, and 

 saw that they were worried by a number of wild 

 pigs which were eating something under a tree, 

 probably something the monkeys wanted. Beyond 

 that, the trail came out on a little clearing filled 

 with small trees having glossy, green leaves and 

 coral-red berries. "I wonder what these are," said 

 Henry. **They must be something cultivated." 

 On squeezing one of the berries between his fingers, 

 he was surprised to find two green coffee beans with 

 their flat sides lying against each other. Nearby 

 was a hard, level place where the coffee had been 

 spread out to dry after it was hulled. 



"Now, Edna can have her coffee," remarked 

 William, as he began picking the red berries. "I 

 know how to parch coffee; I used to parch it for 

 mother in a frying-pan." 



