chap. I.] REAL TURTLE IS MOCK HIPPOPOTAMUS. 67 
who divided him with great excitement and good 
humour. 
We are now a fleet of seven boats, those of several 
traders having joined us. The “ Clumsy's ” yard looks 
much better than formerly. I cut off about ten feet 
from the end, as it was topheavy. The yard of this 
class of vessel should look like an immense fishing- 
rod, and should be proportionately elastic, as it tapers 
gradually to a point. Course S.E. I hear that the 
Shillook tribe have attacked Chenooda's people, and 
that his boat was capsized, and some lives lost in 
the hasty retreat. It serves these slave-hunters right, 
and I rejoice at their defeat. Exodus xx. 16 : “ And 
he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be 
found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death." 
Jan. 1 6 th .—A new dish ! There is no longer mock- 
turtle soup —real turtle is mock hippopotamus. I 
tried boiling the fat, flesh, and skin together, the result 
being that the skin assumes the appearance of the 
green fat of the turtle, but is far superior. A piece 
of the head thus boiled, and then soused in vinegar, 
with chopped onions, cayenne pepper, and salt, throws 
brawn completely in the shade. My men having 
revelled in a cauldron of hippopotamus soup, I serve 
out grog at sunset, all ships being together. Great 
contentment, all appetites being satisfied. The labour 
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