106 FIFTEEN DAYS ON THE DANUBE. 
their natural beauties, and to which we were to devote the 
next few days. The whole run from the “auen” at Mohacs had 
been very interesting and we had enjoyed many beautiful 
views, the hours that we had spent on deck, field-glass in hand, 
having flown so quickly that it was already pretty late when 
we sat down to dinner. 
Brehm had long promised that while we were on board the 
vessel he would some day repeat his very interesting lecture 
on the primeval forests of Africa, which I had unfortunately 
been prevented from hearing when he had delivered it before 
a large audience in Vienna; and after the glorious days spent 
in the woods of Apatin we were all in the right mood to listen 
to it with enthusiasm. Brehm spoke a long time with his 
usual fluency, and in that peculiar style of his which never 
fatigues either himself or his hearers; while we followed his 
words with the most rapt attention, for he has a gift of speech 
such as I have never before met with among scientific men, 
and an especially wonderful talent of recalling striking 
impressions and observations of Nature and of making others 
realize them. 
It was already rather late when we separated and retired to 
rest in our cabins. Interesting and probably very toilsome 
days lay before us. 
