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Various Incidents

           CousinBenedict,forhispart,eatanotablequantityofthem,sighing,itistruestill,heeatthem.

           Nevertheless,itwastimeforthislongseriesofmoralandphysicaltrialstocometoanend.Althoughdriftingonthisrapidriverwasnotsofatiguingashadbeenthewalkingthroughthefirstforestsnearthecoast,still,theexcessiveheatoftheday,thedampmistsatnight,andtheincessantattacksofthemosquitoes,madethisdescentofthewatercourseverypainful.Itwastimetoarrivesomewhere,andyetDickSandcouldseenolimittothejourney.Woulditlasteightdaysoramonth?Nothingindicatedananswer.Hadtheriverfloweddirectlytothewest,theywouldhavealreadyreachedthenortherncoastofAngola;butthegeneraldirectionhadbeenrathertothenorth,andtheycouldtravelthusalongtimebeforereachingthecoast.

           DickSandwas,therefore,extremelyanxious,whenasuddenchangeofdirectiontookplaceonthemorningofthe14thofJuly.

           LittleJackwasinthefrontoftheboat,andhewasgazingthroughthethatch,whenalargeexpanseofwaterappearedonthehorizon.

           "Thesea!"heshouted.

           AtthiswordDickSandtrembled,andcameclosetolittleJack.

           "Thesea?"hereplied."No,notyet;butatleastariverwhichflowstowardthewest,andofwhichthisstreamisonlyatributary.PerhapsitistheZaireitself."

           "MayGodgrantthatis!"repliedMrs.Weldon.

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