8 A JOURNEY UP THE RIVER CONGO. 
no bush capable of affording shade, so I made my sketch 
of the monolith as quickly as possible, and then hurried 
on once more through the blazing sun. We passed by 
many plantations of manioc, and emerged at last on the 
sea-shore, where, sheltered by a few low jasmine bushes, I 
halted for a short time to rest and refresh myself with a 
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frugal lunch ; after which I started once more and reached 
the Dutch factory * at Muséra in time for dinner. 
The country round this settlement is much like Kin- 
sembo in character. The same coarse grass, sparsely 
* All the trading establishments on the West African Coast are 
called ‘‘ factories,” more in the sense of the Portuguese word “ feitoria,” 
a place of business. 
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