THE GLITTERING ATTRACTIONS OF MAMMON 27 



Slowly the hiring of porters continued, and at last we felt 

 real delight and excitement when a likely fellow appeared 

 approaching our house ; and when he actually began to ascend 

 the steps leading to our room, we got out our chest of money 

 and openly displayed the glittering attractions of mammon, in 

 the hope of making a favourable impression upon our victim. 



THE GLITTERING ATTRACTIONS OF MAMMON. 



But in spite of everything we had only secured seventy-two men 

 in a whole week, and of these few were ready to start. 



The life of inaction began to affect us, and as we were afraid 

 of falling a prey to the fevers haunting the coast, which had 

 thus far spared us, Count Teleki determined to break up our 

 camp and be off. 



