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and Casembe for nearly four months. During this time, how- 

 ever, he was not entirely idle, but went from village to village as 

 far as the floods would permit. At a small place, called Mofwe, 

 he found an Arab digging and fencing up a well, to prevent his 

 slaves from being taken away by crocodiles ; this precaution was 

 not thought of until after he had lost three slaves. The coun- 

 try, being almost covered with water, was badly infested by 

 crocodiles ; while the wild animals were driven from their accus- 



WILD ANIMALS DRIVEN TO HIGH GROUND BY THE FLOODS. 



tomed haunts and forced to seek refuge on hills, knolls, and other 

 high places. Their terror seemed to rob them of their fierce 

 propensities and natural instincts, and lions, hyenas, leopards, 

 antelopes, monkeys, and other animals were often seen huddled 

 close together in small dry spots, without any attempt of the 

 strong and ferocious to attack the weak and defenseless. Such 

 scenes were very remarkable and made Livingstone think of the 

 time when "the lion and the lamb shall lie down together." 



