From Fort Portal to Bujongolo — ^Mobuku Valley, 



surrcnnifling bushes, frequently thorny, so as not to lose 

 balance. Little by little you learn to take precautions in 

 ■walking, to recognize the points likely to aftbrd solid 

 foothold ; to proceed now by 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 whicli rise above the 

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



FOREST AT THE MOUTH OF THE MAHOMA. 



your equilibrium along a fallen tree-trunk. But, even so, 

 you frequently become entangled or get stuck, and seek 

 solace in expletives which are more energetic and expressive 



than elegant. 



Meantime, rain began to fall lieavily, and 



