--The Bock Expedition to Central
Borneo--Cannibalism--Return to Kuching 75

CHAPTER VII.

Sport in Borneo--The Orang-Utan--His Habits--Start for
Sadong--A Rough Journey--Sadong--The Fort and Village--L.
Capsized--The Mines--Our Cook--The Abang--Start for Mias
Ground--Our Hunt for Orang--Lost in the Forest--Leave for
Sadong--An Uncomfortable Night--Small-Pox--Manangs--A Dyak
Don Juan--Return to Kuching 93

CHAPTER VIII.

Preparations for Departure--Leave Sarawak--A Squall--A
Dutch Dinner--Batavia--Weltereoden--Life in Java--
Buitenzorg--Koerapan--Dutch Soldiers--A Review--Modes
of Execution in the Archipelago--The World-Wide
Circus--Return to Singapore--Leave for Europe--Gibraltar 114

CHAPTER IX.

Cadiz Custom-House Officers--Spanish Courtship--
Marketplace--Leave for Seville--Jerez de la Frontera--
Seville--Pilate's House--Las Delicias--Triana--Madrid--
Bull Fighting--"Espadas"--A Bull Fight--Frascuelo--
Cruelty to Horses--Leave for Paris--A Stormy Passage--
Home Again--Adieu 128

ON THE EQUATOR.

CHAPTER I.

Our Plan of Travel Outfitters--Journey to Marseilles--
Departure--"The Inevitable"--Journey Out--Singapore--
Leave for Kuching--The _Aline_--"Talang-Talang"--The
Sarawak River--Kuching--The Bazaar, &c.--Comfortable
Quarters.

It was on the 13th of April, 1880, that, accompanied by an old College
friend (whom throughout these pages I shall call L.), I left London
for the Eastern Archipelago, _via_ Marseilles and Singapore, our
destination being Sarawak, the seat of government of Raja Brooke in
the island of Borneo. Our expedition had been a long-projected one,
but it was not until the latter end of March, 1880, that we finally
decided to start.

Thanks to the small experience gained from a former voyage to these
parts we successfully resisted the efforts of our outfitters to supply
us with, in addition to what was really necessary, almost every
useless thing ever heard of, from a cholera-belt to a velvet smoking
suit. We were, however, resolved to take nothing more than was
absolutely necessary, as on a journey of this kind nothing is more
embarrassing than a large amount of luggage. A small but complete
outfit was therefore got together, which was easily carried in one
small overland trunk, one small portmanteau