WE STRIKE INLAND 
lycenide, papilioside, satyride, and _ ornithoptera 
primus. 
We were glad to continue the ascent to Madui, 
where once more we emerged into the welcome light 
of the sun. When we were two hours’ distance from 
Madui, one of our carriers struck work and refused to 
go any farther. There was only one way of persuasion, 
to which I was greatly averse, but his comrades con- 
sidered it necessary, and their method, which was, after 
all, not very harsh, had the desired effect. The other 
carriers picked the leaves of a gigantic nettle, and 
with these they gently whipped the reluctant one until 
he was fain to “jog on the footpath way, and merrily 
hent the stile a.” A little later, he tried to desert, 
but his comrades brought him back, and when we 
halted he was kept in the centre of the camp under 
strict surveillance. When he had had a good rest 
and a hearty meal, however, he went on as cheerfully 
as the others. 
We reached the foot of Madui Hill at 3.30 Pm., 
and a climb of half-an-hour brought us to the summit, 
which commands a fine view. On a clear day Hall 
Sound is visible on the coast side, and inland there 
is a grand prospect of mountain scenery. All the way 
up it had rained incessantly, and we were drenched 
to the skin. Our journey over rocks and precipices, 
watercourses and ravines, had completely tired us out, 
and, fortunately, the natives were too fatigued to sing. 
Accordingly, we contrived to get a good night's rest, 
and did not leave Madui until 9.25 A.M. next day. 
Getting under weigh again, we descended from 
Madui into a ravine, where we passed a delightful 
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