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invitation ; I knew that if we once sat down we should 

 feel more fagged on resuming our tramp. We passed 

 another hut about a mile farther on, and reached La 

 Prision late in the day, For a couple of days we were all 

 footsore, and spent most of the time in our hammocks. 



After our return from Turagua, we spent three weeks 

 at the rapids of Mura and Piritu. Isidor brought his 

 family with him, so that we were a large party. We 

 collected quantities of Cattleya superba, which is abun- 

 dant on the rocky islands in the river. Towards the end 

 of May I bade adieu to my Indian friends, with the 

 understanding that I would return at the end of the year 

 so that we might go to Ameha. 



