eral folds of skin in lieu of webs,
and resembled much the feet of the gecko lizards. After exhibiting it
to us, she put it back again into its tub, and it went swimming round
and round, very much like those magnetic ducks which are sold in
toyshops. On examining the tub I have spoken of, we found that it was
formed from the spathe of the palm.

In a short time a repast was placed before us in several bowls. In one
was fish, in another was a stew of meat. Arthur, without ceremony, ate
some of the latter, when he came to a bone which I saw him examining
curiously.

"Why, I do believe," he said, in a low voice, "it is a bit of monkey!"

"I have very little doubt about it," I answered; for I had discovered
this some time before. "Try this other dish; it seems very nice."

Having eaten some of it, we bethought ourselves of inquiring of Duppo
what it was; and he gave us to understand that it was a piece of snake
or lizard, for we could not exactly make out which.

"I think I would rather keep to the fish," said Arthur, in a subdued
voice. Indeed, with the fish and some mandioca porridge alone, we could
have managed to make a very ample meal.

We had also several delicious fruits--guavas, bananas, and one, the
interior of which tasted like a rich custard. A jar of a somewhat thick
and violet-coloured liquor was placed before us to drink. It was made,
we found, from the fruit of the assai palm, which our hostess, Illora,
showed us. It was perfectly round and about the size of a cherry,
consisting of a small portion of pulp lying between the skin and the
hard kernel. The fruit pounded, with the addition of water, produces
the beverage I have described. It was very refreshing, but stained our
lips as do blackberries.

Having finished our meal, we thanked Dame Illora for it, and tried to
explain that we were in search of a canoe in which to return down the
igarape. For some time we could not make her comprehend what we wanted.
Suddenly Duppo started up, and leading us to the water, by signs
explained that all their canoes had been taken away. "Then, no doubt,
the same people who took theirs, carried off ours," observed Arthur. I
agreed with him. Still, I hoped that a small canoe might be found. We
searched about, but I could not find one. The channel ran through the
forest till it was lost to sight, and as there was a slight current in
the water, we came to the conclusion that it was connected with some
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