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her very great satisfaction. We soon 

 reached the tree and were not long in 

 ascending to the upper branches, where we 

 made ourselves as comfortable as circum- 

 stances would permit, and had hardly 

 done so when the night fell, and there was 

 not a glimmer of light left. I felt rather 

 proud of my arrangements, and also of 

 having carried them out while daylight 

 lasted, for, if we had postponed them 

 even for a few minutes, I question if we 

 should have been able to find the tree. 



By this time the whole jungle was filled 

 with the most horrid noises imaginable, 

 from the unearthly laughter of the jackal 

 to the shrill trumpeting of the mighty 

 elephant, and the startling roar of the 

 tiger. I felt my companion trembling; 

 but feeling herself securely seated, and 

 being able to support each other when 



