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risen more rapidly ; and of course in July both rivers 
rise at a very different rate. When the rainy season 
is at its height, the sandy beach of the headland at 
the junction is almost completely under water; and 
this was the case with our old place of embarkation on 
the northern bank of the Benuwe, so that I was obliged 
to creep up the steep bank. 
In order to withstand the fatigue, I continued 
taking quinine the whole day long, and was glad 
when in the evening we reached Sulleri, where, to 
my astonishment, we were this time exceedingly well 
received. The mayor of the place would not allow 
me to start the following day, although my camels 
were already laden, and a beautiful fine morning 
invited us to travel. After a good deal of resistance 
I at length gave way to his entreaties, under the 
condition that he would construct for me a cool shed 
wherein to spend the heat of the day ; and in twenty 
minutes a lofty hall had risen from the earth. Thus I 
spent the day very comfortably; and although I was 
unable to alleviate the pains suffered by my host from 
an arrow-wound in one of his eyes, or to give him a 
charm to prevent the death of his cattle, I was so for- 
tunate as to effect a splendid cure on one of his sons, 
which procured me great fame. 
On leaving Sulleri in the morning, we Saturday 
took a different route from that previously June 29th - 
traversed, and which proved infinitely more interest- 
ing, although in the morning, after we had passed a 
small farm-village where all the field-labourers were 
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