ch. xin.] Mountain Encampment. 277 



After dinner we made up a good fire ; and never did 

 I fancy a cup of hot coffee so delicious as this seemed to 

 be ; while the primest of fragrant Havannahs have been 

 far less comforting* than was the modest cigarette of 

 native grown tobacco, which one of my followers made 

 and presented to me on the spot. Our fire blazed up 

 brightly, and diffused both warmth and fragrance in our 

 rocky dwelling; and, wrapping our rugs and blankets 

 around us, we were soon asleep, surrounded by our 

 Labuan men, who crowded around the fire, and kept it 

 replenished with fuel throughout the night. 



