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lb tenacious of fire^ that ailndc fpark {roui 
the iteei cauojht it in a moment. The wc2> 
ther being cold, v/e refolved to fleep ciofe to 
one another ; but the guides told us, thre 
place we had fixed upon to reft during, the 
night, was known to be infefted ^-ith V^^:?/- 
ards ; and that, ii they icented the party,, 
nothing could prevent them from deftroy- 
ing fome of us. Tliis inteliigcnce induced 
us to enlarge our fires, and we began to 
confult upon other meaiures that were like- 
l*y to contribute alfo to our preiervation. 
But fuch is the powerful influence of fleep 
over the harraffed foul, that our converfa- 
tion had fcarcely commenced on this im.^ 
portant fiibjed, Vv'hen we w^ere all relieved 
from any ienfe of danger, by gently fall- 
ing into the d.Tms of Morpheus, and v/here 
we remained in perfed: fecurity until the 
morning. 
No fooner had the fun peeped above the 
horizon, than we were all roufed by the 
tremendous roaring of lions. Never were 
men in a fituation more truly alarming;, 
Had they difcovered us during the night,, 
we muft have been torn to pieces when 
fleeplng, as not an individual could attend 
the watch, or keep awake even for an hour. 
—Vfe therefore con.^ratulate.d: one another 
on finding we had all efcaped^ and fet out 
about feven in the morning in company 
with our guides. 
V/e foon arrived at the bank of a fmalL 
river, which being perfectly dry, we crofled 
