Chap. LII. MR. OVERWEG'S LAST EXCURSION. 475 
down the course of the river with tolerable exactitude. 
Moreover, in his feeble condition, he committed the 
mistake of forcing his last day's march in returning 
to Kiikawa, on the 13th September; and I was sorry 
to observe, when we supped together that evening, 
that his appetite greatly failed him. 
Being fully aware of the unhealthiness of the 
climate during the month of September, we agreed 
by common consent to keep moving about as much 
as possible, and to take a ride every day to some dis- 
tance. It was on this account that we arranged a 
visit to Dawerghu. on Sunday the 20th ; but, unfor- 
tunately, some business which we had to transact 
prevented our setting out at an early hour in the 
morning, and, my friend's head being that day rather 
affected, I proposed to him putting off our excursion 
till another day ; but he thought that the fresh air 
might do him good. We therefore started in the 
heat of the day, although the sun was not very bright, 
while my companion did not neglect to protect his 
head as well as possible from the rays of the sun. 
Having refreshed ourselves in the cool shade of 
a fine hajilfj, Mr. Overweg thought himself strong 
enough to go about shooting, and was so imprudent 
as to enter deep water in pursuit of some waterfowl, 
and to remain in his wet clothes all the day without 
saying a word ; and I only became aware of this fact 
late in the evening, after we had returned to the town, 
when he dried his wet clothes at the fire. 
Although he had been moving about the whole 
day, he was not able to enjoy our simple supper ; 
