From Fort Portal to Bujongolo — Mobuku Valley. 



suiTouiidiii<^- bushes, frequently thorny, so as not to lose 

 balance. Little by little you learn to take precautions in 

 walkuig, to recognize tlie points likely to aftbrd solid 

 foothold ; to proceed now ])y jumps and again by placing 

 one foot to the right and the other to the left of the path, 

 perching upon stones or upon roots which rise above the 

 mud or upon fallen brandies of trees, or again by preserving 



FOREST AT THE MOUTH OF THE MAHOMA. 



your e(piilibrium along a fallen tree-trunk. But, even so, 

 you frequently become entangled or get stuck, and seek 

 solace in expletives w^hicli are more energetic and expressive 

 than elegant. Meantime, rain began to fall heavily, and 



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