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shattered, the hitherto scornful laughter of the despicable fellows soon 
began to die away. A second request to the Asacota residents met with 
an equally unsatisfactory reply: no one wanted to have anything to do 
with the low brutes, and their former defiance now suddenly changed 
into a fawning toadyism with which they still hoped to shake Mr. King’s 
determination: they already seemed to have every confidence of suc- 
ceeding because, on our departure from Asacota, this gentleman had 
allowed them to accompany us down to the big corial. But when on 
arriving there they heard Mr. King give orders to the captain to take out 
of the boat the whole of their belongings already in it and put them 
ashore, the terror portrayed on both their faces could not have expressed 
itself more plainly than it would have done on ours had a thunderbolt 
out of the blue struck the ground at our very feet. Like motionless 
statues they stood speechless before us for a long while, staring into 
vacancy, and were seized with such frantic despair when their bundles 
were actually laid down close beside them that, wailing and whining, 
thev threw themselves before Mr. King, kissed and clung round his feet, 
then again wrung their hands, and begged him for the love of God not to 
leave them here, nor expose them to death, because the Indians would 
certainly let them starve, and without their help they could not find their 
way to Georgetown. When they saw that Mr. King was not to be turned 
from his purpose they came crying to me on their knees, and again begged 
for help. As soon as all the crew were settled in t ho corial, both Negroes 
frantically clung on to my arms and prevented me leaving the spot. 
Though Ibe common brutes, whose previous conduct had been so insulting 
and spiteful, appeared most contemptible to me with all this dog-like 
behaviour, I nevertheless finally f < 1 1 sorry for them and prevailed upon 
Mr. King to let them occupy their former places. This exhibition of 
earnestness on the part of Mr. King to put his threats into execution 
was followed by the most excellent results. No one, from now on, 
ventured to disobey our orders or to omit carrying out any of them. 
filO. After again reaching the Bearn and following a stretch of it 
we entered the Barabara on its eastern bank: Ibis completely resembled 
the Asacota both in respect to breadth as well as in the density of vege- 
tation along its edges. 
fill. Not a single ray of sunshine could pierce the tree tops thickly 
interlaced with bush-rope, but wherever the eye turned it met with 
flowering orchids that covered the branches of the ancient trees with a 
close texture. Amongst these the lovely Maxillana cristata Lindl. ren- 
dered itself conspicuous with its charming flowers, while associated with 
it were yet to be seen the Maxilla via Parkrrii Hook., M. pumila Hook., 
]\[. rhlnrantha Bot. Beg., M. foreata Lindl., M. fjraminea Lindl., M. 
porrecta Bot. Reg., and M. nnciata Bot Beg., so that almost all the 
species of Maxillaria seemed to be gathered here in one and the same 
spot. Plevrothallia and Fernanclesia decorated the trunks and with 
their beautifully shaped leaves gave them the appearance of garlanded 
columns, while the elegant Oncidium iridifolinm with its yellow blossoms 
lent a bright touch of colour to the sombre foliage of the undergrowth; 
the Zj/r/oprtal inn rostratiim Hook, and Bifrcnariq fought with the* 
