CHAP. IV.] 
WE LEAVE TOLLOGO. 
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That night we slept soundly, both men and beasts 
being thoroughly fatigued. The natives seemed to be 
aware of this, and a man was caught in the act of 
stealing copper bracelets from a basket. He had crept 
like a cat upon hands and knees to the spot where the 
luggage was piled, and the sleepy sentry had not 
observed him. 
There was no drum-call on the following morning, 
that useful instrument having been utterly smashed 
by the camel; but I woke the men early, and told them 
to be most careful in arranging the loads securely, as 
we had to thread the rocky pass between Tollogo and 
Ellyria. I felt sure that the Turks could not be far 
behind us, and I looked forward with anxiety to getting 
through the pass before them. 
The natives of both Tollogo and Ellyria are the 
same in appearance and language as the Bari; they 
are very brutal in manner, and they collected in large 
crowds on our departure, with by no means a friendly 
aspect. Many of them ran on ahead under the base of 
the rocks, apparently to give notice at Ellyria of our 
arrival. I had three men as an advance guard,—■ 
five or six in the rear,—while the remainder drove the 
animals. Mrs. Baker and I rode on horseback at the 
head of the party. On arriving at the extremity of 
the narrow valley we had to thread our way through 
