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which a sort of shed was in a tew minutes 

 erected. We kindled a fire, to dry our 

 clothes; andtiie rain continuing until dark, 

 we huddled ourselves there together to 

 pass tJte night, though as uncomfortably 

 as possible. About nine o* clock, we received 

 the visit of a tiger, which did not harm us; 

 he passed dose beside rae and the Portu- 

 guese boy, and continued his way quietly; 

 we heard his roar in the neighbouriiood, 

 but we did not see any tiling more of him. 

 The next day, tlie Portuguese boy told me 

 that he liad been so much frightened by 

 the sigiit of the tiger, that he could not 

 sleep the whole night. 



On the I &th, we walked all the day, and 

 nothing happened worthy of remark; we 

 stopped in a desert place and slept as on 

 the preceding night. 



On the 1 6 til, at about two o'clock p. 

 we arrived at a place named Kampang 

 Banul, where fornrerly tliere iiad been a 



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