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ashore and found that a steamer was sailing for 

 Singapore the next morning. I made arrange- 

 ments for shipping, and then went to the Resident's 

 house to pay my respects. Dr. Van Erman was 

 there and, after luncheon, I took the Resident and 

 the doctor out to see my catch. The Resident was 

 profuse in his congratulations and he confirmed my 

 belief that the orang-outangs were the largest ever 

 captured in Borneo. 



Omar and Munshee assisted in the work of load- 

 ing the crates on the steamer, because they felt 

 that their obligation to me did not end until we 

 had the animals clear of Borneo. I felt, of course, 

 that I was under obligation to them for all the fine 

 work they and their people had done for me, and 

 I wanted them to accept some money for their 

 services. They refused at first but finally they gave 

 in. From their point of view, they had made suffi- 

 cient profit, merely in prestige, both with their own 

 people and with the Resident. I made them my 

 agents in their districts and took them with me to 

 the offices of the steamship company while I 

 arranged to have any animals they brought to Pon- 

 tianak shipped to me at Singapore. When we sailed 

 the next day, they were in their boats alongside, 

 waving and yelling. 



There was great excitement in Singapore when 

 the story of the orang-outangs got about. Hordes 

 of people came to see them unloaded. I called upon 

 the police to keep the crowd back, for I was afraid 



