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On the Way

           

           Byacommonconsenttheydecidedtomakeahaltatthisplace.Thequestionthenwas,nottoestablisharealcamp,buttosimplyorganizearesting-place.Onemanonguard,relievedeverytwohours,wouldsufficetowatchduringthenight,neitherthenativesnorthedeerbeingtrulyformidable.

           Theyfoundnothingbetterforshelterthananenormousmango-tree,whoselargebranches,verybushy,formedakindofnaturalveranda.Ifnecessary,theycouldnestleinthebranches.

           Only,onthearrivalofthelittletroop,adeafeningconcertarosefromthetopofthetree.

           Themangoservedasaperchforacolonyofgrayparrots,prattling,quarrelsome,ferociousbirds,whichsetuponlivingbirds,andthosewhowouldjudgethemfromtheircongenerswhichEuropekeepsincages,wouldbesingularlymistaken.

           TheseparrotsjabberedwithsuchanoisethatDickSandthoughtoffiringatthemtoobligethemtobesilent,ortoputthemtoflight.ButHarrisdissuadedhim,underthepretextthatinthesesolitudesitwasbetternottodisclosehispresencebythedetonationofafire-arm.

           "Letuspassalongwithoutnoise,"hesaid,"andweshallpassalongwithoutdanger."

           Supperwaspreparedatonce,withoutanyneedofproceedingtocookfood.Itwascomposedofconservesandbiscuit.Alittlerill,whichwoundundertheplants,furnisheddrinkablewater,whichtheydidnotdrinkwithoutimprovingitwithafewdropsofrum.Astodessert,themangowastherewithitsjuicyfruit,whichtheparrotsdidnotallowtobepickedwithoutprotestingwiththeirabominablecries.

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