panion of the animal we had killed might take a fancy to spring upon
me. I must confess I was very glad when Timbo and Senhor Silva came to
relieve me; but nothing could induce Stanley again to lie down.

No sooner had I placed my head upon the bale of goods which served me as
a pillow, than I was fast asleep. I was aroused by Natty's voice--

"Oh see, Mr Crawford!--it is worth looking at. The sun has just
risen."

I sprang to my feet, and found all the camp already up. The sun at that
instant was showing its upper edge above the mountains, looking like an
arch of fire, tinting the distant mountains with a soft tinge of the
same hue, and casting a ruddy glow over the broad stream which flowed at
our feet; while the whole sky was covered with a rich orange glow,
deepening towards the horizon into the brightest vermilion.

"We will lose no time in proceeding on our voyage," said Stanley; "so
the sooner we can get through our breakfast the better."

As the fire was ready, the water was soon boiling, and we contented
ourselves with the cold meat and plantain which had been cooked on the
previous night. The canoes were immediately reladen; and quickly
embarking, we once more commenced our voyage down the stream. As we
opened the wider part, we looked northward along the banks, but could
discover no signs of our enemies; and we hoped, therefore, that we had
completely distanced them. The number of animals which we saw on the
banks showed us that we were not likely to meet with many inhabitants.
This was satisfactory, as we could not tell how they might be disposed
towards us. Although the heat was great, our spirits felt lighter in
the belief that we should meet with no enemies: and we continued
paddling along, Chico standing as before in the bows of the canoe; the
boys, as usual, joking with each other; while Jack every now and then
burst into one of his sea-songs, an entertainment with which he had not
indulged us since we were engaged in building the canoes. The
_Giraffe_, as before, took the lead. We paddled more leisurely than on
the previous day, as we should soon have worn ourselves out had we
continued the exertion we had then gone through. Thus, in spite of the
heat, we were able to continue on for some hours.

We landed at noon on the western bank, where a group of trees afforded
us shade, which we greatly needed; indeed, the heat of the sun had
become so great that we could scarcely have continued l