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of bravado about Manoel. We were 

 one day fording a rapid stream in the 

 jungles, nearly four feet deep, when 

 Manoel, who was behind me carrying 

 my gun, was suddenly taken off: his 

 legs and disappeared completely under 

 water for a second or two, all except 

 the hand which held my gun ; the hand 

 and gun alone were visible above the 

 surface, and when a comrade dragged 

 him up, the gun was still untouched 

 by the water. 



