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us alongside a pretty, brawling stream, 

 and we had to advance very gently, it 

 being necessary to reconnoitre every bit 

 of ground before venturing to show our- 

 selves in the open. By this means we got 



over a much greater distance during the 

 day than any one would imagine, and 

 when twilight began to creep on, we were 

 glad to lie down for the night. Our food 

 was a great source of anxiety, and how to 

 procure enough to sustain us we did not 

 know ; we had been fortunate in find- 

 ing a good supply of honey, which had 

 lasted us thus far, but, procuring a 

 dinner was more than we could promise 

 ourselves. Even if we had had a 

 gun, we should have been afraid to 

 fire it, as it might have alarmed the 

 whole population ; so, all things con- 

 sidered, as we were situated, perhaps it 



