Arrival at “ the Bush .” 
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nobleman ended his leave-taking by introducing a 
pretty woman, with very neat hands and ankles 
and a most mutine physiognomy, as his sister, in¬ 
forming me that she was also my wife pro temp. 
She did not seem likely to coiffer Sainte Catherine, 
and here she is. 
prince Paul’s sister. 
The last thing the prince did was to carry off, 
without a word of leave, the mission boat and the 
three Kru-boys, whom he kept two days. I was 
uneasy about these fellows, who, hating and fearing 
the Gaboon “ bush,” are ever ready to bolt. 
Forteune and Hotaloya personally knew Mpolo 
(Paul du Chaillu), and often spoke to me of his 
prowess as a chasseur and his knowledge of their 
