t. The natives cut up the body of the ape, and ate it
with as little compunction as they would have done mutton or beef.
Charley and Harry, who were close behind me when I fired, declared that
they had never seen better shots in their lives. "I felt that much
depended on my taking good aim," I replied. "I was anxious to save the
life of a fellow-creature, besides which, I hope, that by rendering him
a service, we may have a better chance of being allowed to proceed upon
our journey."

I wished that we had had our knapsacks and could have at once set off,
without the pain of taking leave of King Sanga Tanga and the lovely
Iguma.

We told Aboh that we should like to secure the skin of the ape, but he
replied that none of the young men would like the trouble of carrying
it. On our way back we met with several beautiful antelopes, and two or
three kinds of gazelles, which bounded away before we could get near
enough to obtain a shot at them. There was one of a bright orange
colour with a chestnut patch between the horns and eyes, below which was
a white crescent-shaped mark, while its body was completely covered with
stripes from head to tail, of a lighter colour than the rest of the
skin.

Although somewhat heavily built, it was graceful in its motions and
exceedingly swift of foot, so that in little more than a minute the herd
near to which we had got bounded out of sight. We saw two leopards, but
they took good care not to come near us, they were certainly upwards of
five feet in length. Tiger-cats, some of unusual size, abounded, and
would have been dangerous to encounter unarmed. Charley shot an iguana,
which, ugly as it looked, afforded us a pleasanter meal than the buffalo
meat. As to the monkeys, they were innumerable.

On passing over a stream we caught sight of several beautiful little
monkeys, not bigger than rats, frisking about among the boughs just as
we had seen them on a previous occasion. Near them were some birds,
which kept hopping to and fro on the same branches, apparently on the
most intimate terms with these diminutive quadrumana. By putting up
screens and waiting patiently, we managed to kill several antelopes and
other animals, so that we returned to the village laden with meat. On
entering, we found the inhabitants in a state of commotion in
consequence of the arrival of a person of importance, who was then said
to be having an audience with the king, but who he was, or what he had