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disturbed in the middle of his repast. I 

 enquired why they did not burn the jungle 

 or cut it down, but he said it was too 

 green to burn, and too extensive to be 

 cut ; and another great objection was the 

 expense, as no one would pay for the 

 work : most probably things go on there 

 in the same way, to the present day. 



We proposed that one should sleep 

 while the other kept watch, which was 

 agreed to, and carried out at once, I being 

 the first sentinel. My companion was 

 soon in a deep sleep, and I proceeded to 

 examine him, as I had not had an oppor- 

 tunity of doing so before. I had been 

 struck with the smallness of his hands and 

 feet, and the slightness and activity of his 

 form while we were travelling together : 

 his head was concealed by the turban, 

 which consisted of a thick cloth wound 



