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his restoration. Goma on this occasion, with 
earnest entreaty, begged a ring from my finger, 
and having placed it in a glassful of water, he 
anointed the insensible lad, and taking out the 
ring laid it on his lips. He never doubted the 
power of his charm, and was quite happy when, 
after some time, the patient opened his eyes. 
He made no account of the medicinal restora- 
tives we had given, and the fomentations and 
bags of heated salt we had applied. The elder 
Indian we must dismiss ; it seems, when he sets 
out ostensibly to shoot, he goes to Dilly to 
sell the shot, and when he comes back deeply 
intoxicated, his statement that " he has seen 
nothing ” is quite credible. When he does 
bring a few -birds they are riddled all over, and 
he comes back so late that it is impossible to 
skin them that night, and next day they are as 
a rule putrid. 
We had visitors last Sunday. Monsieur 
Bento da Franca and his wife, guided by Seuhor 
Albino, were here. Knowing our simple manage, 
they had the forethought to bring forks and 
knives for themselves, and beautiful leaves fresh 
from the forest served for the plates we were 
short of. I sent our Indian to the market the 
previous day on hearing that they were coming, 
