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He took Refuge between Two Branches of a Lofty Tree . . . . 103 



The Chinamen's Camp 105 



The Brute, although badly wounded, would have been more than 



a Match for tlicm 109 



I taught him to use a Spoon 112 



We were travelling through the Edge of a Great Swamp . . , 114 



"Crocodiles! Crocodiles!" 117 



We covered our Heads with Marsh Plants 120 



The Crocodile lay on his Side on a Little Island 123 



The Gibbon, or Long-armed Ape 127 



Gentle Creatures climbing over the Ruins 129 



A Few Yards from the Tower a Magnificent Jaguar 133 



Offering the Best Fruits of the Land 137 



" I cannot afford to support them," he said 139 



Macaque Apes 141 



Searching for Elephants' Tusks in their Burial-Places 145 



Elephants impressed into the English Service 147 



Advance Guards, like Sentinels 151 



The Elephants' Burial-Place 155 



" It is a Female," whispered Thursday 159 



The Advance Guard appeared on the Edge of the Clearing . . . 1G2 



The Herd calmly turned their Backs and started for the Woods . 1G5 



"Look!" 171 



I seized the Branch, and began to crawl along it 175 



Piling them with the Greatest Regularity LSI 



He held out his Wounded Foot for me to see 183 



Playing upon them like a Fire-Engine 187 



He sprang upon his Adversary's Head and held with Claws and 



Teeth 191 



He was past Control 19G 



Over Two Hundred Native Devotees threw themselves beneath 



the White Elephant's Feet 199 



