CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XI 



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 Another excursion — Footprints of gorillas (nginas) — Listening to 

 the monsters' roaring — Two of them calling to each other — 

 They gradually draw near to each other and to us — They meet 

 and we sleep in the forest — Sudden appearance of the male ngina 

 — Killing of the ngina and his mate 72 



CHAPTER XII 



Ndova as a test of poisonous fruits and berries — He discovers a bee- 

 hive — A feast of honey — Andekko's usefulness in hunting — 

 Koola nuts — We kill two wild boars — Capture of a baby 

 *<man of the woods'' 80 



CHAPTER XIII 



Ndova' s thoughtfulness — His winning and sportive ways — He feels 

 lonely and calls for other monkeys to come to him — A troop 

 of eleven appear — I frighten them away 91 



CHAPTER XIV 



Uneasiness of Rogala — He fears the new moon may see and bewitch 

 him — He builds a small house and hides in it — He has an 

 attack of fever, which he ascribes to witchcraft 96 



CHAPTER XV 



Rogala leaves the camp — Non-appearance of Shinshooko and 

 Alapai — What happened to Rogala on his journey — He returns 

 after four days with a powerful mondah which he buries before 

 the camp 103 



CHAPTER XVI 



We discover a pair of nshiego-nkengos — Description of them — 

 Capture of a young one — He makes friends with Ndova and 

 Andekko — His speedy death n* 



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