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On
the
third
day
it
became
evident
that
our
journey
in
the
canoes
could
not
last
much
longer
,
for
the
stream
was
rapidly
growing
more
shallow
.
Twice
in
as
many
hours
we
stuck
upon
the
bottom
.
Finally
we
pulled
the
boats
up
among
the
brushwood
and
spent
the
night
on
the
bank
of
the
river
.
In
the
morning
Lord
John
and
I
made
our
way
for
a
couple
of
miles
through
the
forest
,
keeping
parallel
with
the
stream
;
but
as
it
grew
ever
shallower
we
returned
and
reported
,
what
Professor
Challenger
had
already
suspected
,
that
we
had
reached
the
highest
point
to
which
the
canoes
could
be
brought
.
We
drew
them
up
,
therefore
,
and
concealed
them
among
the
bushes
,
blazing
a
tree
with
our
axes
,
so
that
we
should
find
them
again
.
Then
we
distributed
the
various
burdens
among
us
--
guns
,
ammunition
,
food
,
a
tent
,
blankets
,
and
the
rest
--
and
,
shouldering
our
packages
,
we
set
forth
upon
the
more
laborious
stage
of
our
journey
.
An
unfortunate
quarrel
between
our
pepper-pots
marked
the
outset
of
our
new
stage
.
Challenger
had
from
the
moment
of
joining
us
issued
directions
to
the
whole
party
,
much
to
the
evident
discontent
of
Summerlee
.
Now
,
upon
his
assigning
some
duty
to
his
fellow-Professor
(
it
was
only
the
carrying
of
an
aneroid
barometer
)
,
the
matter
suddenly
came
to
a
head
.
"
May
I
ask
,
sir
,
"
said
Summerlee
,
with
vicious
calm
,
"
in
what
capacity
you
take
it
upon
yourself
to
issue
these
orders
?
"
Challenger
glared
and
bristled
.
"
I
do
it
,
Professor
Summerlee
,
as
leader
of
this
expedition
.
"
"
I
am
compelled
to
tell
you
,
sir
,
that
I
do
not
recognize
you
in
that
capacity
.
"
"
Indeed
!
"
Challenger
bowed
with
unwieldy
sarcasm
.
"
Perhaps
you
would
define
my
exact
position
.
"
"
Yes
,
sir
.
You
are
a
man
whose
veracity
is
upon
trial
,
and
this
committee
is
here
to
try
it
.
You
walk
,
sir
,
with
your
judges
.
"
"
Dear
me
!
"
said
Challenger
,
seating
himself
on
the
side
of
one
of
the
canoes
.
"
In
that
case
you
will
,
of
course
,
go
on
your
way
,
and
I
will
follow
at
my
leisure
.
If
I
am
not
the
leader
you
can
not
expect
me
to
lead
.
"
Thank
heaven
that
there
were
two
sane
men
--
Lord
John
Roxton
and
myself
--
to
prevent
the
petulance
and
folly
of
our
learned
Professors
from
sending
us
back
empty-handed
to
London
.
Such
arguing
and
pleading
and
explaining
before
we
could
get
them
mollified
!
Then
at
last
Summerlee
,
with
his
sneer
and
his
pipe
,
would
move
forwards
,
and
Challenger
would
come
rolling
and
grumbling
after
.
By
some
good
fortune
we
discovered
about
this
time
that
both
our
savants
had
the
very
poorest
opinion
of
Dr.
Illingworth
of
Edinburgh
.
Thenceforward
that
was
our
one
safety
,
and
every
strained
situation
was
relieved
by
our
introducing
the
name
of
the
Scotch
zoologist
,
when
both
our
Professors
would
form
a
temporary
alliance
and
friendship
in
their
detestation
and
abuse
of
this
common
rival
.
