chap, xvi.] MY HUT IN THE FOREST. 361 



room, and a small inner sleeping-room, with a little cook- 

 house outside. As soon as it was finished I moved into it, 

 and found the change most agreeable. 



sugar palm. (Amiga saccharifera.) 



The forest which surrounded me was open and free 

 from underwood, consisting of large trees, widely scattered 



