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but I was unable to speak her language and had to be content 

 with looking at her each day as she sat with her lord outside 

 the hut opposite to mine. 



She was the most perfect example of an albino I have ever 

 seen in Africa and had quite pink eyes. Her proportions 

 were rather too heavy to be graceful. We came across several 

 cases of albinism in this part of the Congo, invariably women. 

 Elephantiasis and leprosy were also prevalent. 



This little village (twenty miles west of Banzyville) is on 

 the border of the forest through which I had come. Beyond, 

 to the south, lay comparatively open country to the horizon, 

 where a three days' journey would have brought one to the 

 confines of the great equatorial forests. 



I spent a profitable time here, adding to the collection of 

 birds and mammals. Among the latter was a rare lemur and 

 a very beautiful red duiker [Cephcdophus rubidior), new to 

 science. Nearly every evening some kind of animal was 

 brought to me by the Leti, who are good hunters. 



Gosling, who was at this time at a place not very far off, 

 was busy hunting, and large numbers of elephant, the red 

 and the black pig, lesser bushbuck and buffalo were seen by 

 him. 



On the whole we returned to Banzyville in good spirits, 

 feeling that we had made a fair start with our forest collection. 



About twelve miles above Mobbai, the scenery of the 

 river is strikingly beautiful. On the right bank there are 

 two ridges, one at right angles, and the other, which is a little 

 farther on, running parallel to the river ; in the pass between, 

 a beautiful rocky burn finds its way down to the river. As 

 we beheld them from a little wav off, the hills very much 



