120 THE BONDS OF AFRICA 



have their charms. They are more deep-seated 

 than those associated with the noises of closely 

 packed humanity, and no one who has watched 

 the daybreak over the great swamps can wholly 

 banish from his mind the incomprehensible sense 

 of content with mournful monotony that has 

 shrouded him in a miasma of lonely satisfaction. 



