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It
was
several
hundred
elephants
,
that
,
satiated
by
the
woody
roots
which
they
had
devoured
during
the
day
,
came
to
quench
their
thirst
before
the
hour
of
repose
.
One
would
really
have
supposed
that
all
these
trunks
,
lowered
and
raised
by
the
same
automatic
movement
,
would
have
drained
the
river
dry
.
For
eight
days
the
boat
drifted
,
carried
by
the
current
under
the
conditions
already
described
.
No
incident
of
any
importance
occurred
.
For
a
space
of
many
miles
the
river
bathed
the
borders
of
superb
forests
;
then
the
country
,
shorn
of
these
fine
trees
,
spread
in
jungles
to
the
limits
of
the
horizon
.
If
there
were
no
natives
in
this
country
--
a
fact
which
Dick
Sand
did
not
dream
of
regretting
--
the
animals
at
least
abounded
there
.
Zebras
sported
on
the
banks
,
elks
,
and
"
caamas
,
"
a
species
of
antelope
which
were
extremely
graceful
,
and
they
disappeared
at
night
to
give
place
to
the
leopards
,
whose
growls
could
be
heard
,
and
even
to
the
lions
which
bounded
in
the
tall
grasses
.
Thus
far
the
fugitives
had
not
suffered
from
these
ferocious
creatures
,
whether
in
the
forests
or
in
the
river
.
Meanwhile
,
each
day
,
generally
in
the
afternoon
,
Dick
Sand
neared
one
bank
or
the
other
,
moored
the
boat
,
disembarked
,
and
explored
the
shore
for
a
short
distance
.
In
fact
,
it
was
necessary
to
renew
their
daily
food
.
Now
,
in
this
country
,
barren
of
all
cultivation
,
they
could
not
depend
upon
the
tapioca
,
the
sorgho
,
the
maize
,
and
the
fruits
,
which
formed
the
vegetable
food
of
the
native
tribes
.
These
plants
only
grew
in
a
wild
state
,
and
were
not
eatable
.
Dick
Sand
was
thus
forced
to
hunt
,
although
the
firing
of
his
gun
might
bring
about
an
unpleasant
meeting
.
They
made
a
fire
by
rubbing
a
little
stick
against
a
piece
of
the
wild
fig-tree
,
native
fashion
,
or
even
simiesque
style
,
for
it
is
affirmed
that
certain
of
the
gorillas
procure
a
fire
by
this
means
.
Then
,
for
several
days
,
they
cooked
a
little
elk
or
antelope
flesh
.
During
the
4th
of
July
Dick
Sand
succeeded
in
killing
,
with
a
single
ball
,
a
"
pokou
,
"
which
gave
them
a
good
supply
of
venison
.
This
animal
,
was
five
feet
long
;
it
had
long
horns
provided
with
rings
,
a
yellowish
red
skin
,
dotted
with
brilliant
spots
,
and
white
on
the
stomach
;
and
the
flesh
was
found
to
be
excellent
.
It
followed
then
,
taking
into
account
these
almost
daily
landings
and
the
hours
of
repose
that
were
necessary
at
night
,
that
the
distance
on
the
8th
of
July
could
hot
be
estimated
as
more
than
one
hundred
miles
.
This
was
considerable
,
however
,
and
already
Dick
Sand
asked
himself
where
this
interminable
river
ended
.
Its
course
absorbed
some
small
tributaries
and
did
not
sensibly
enlarge
.
As
for
the
general
direction
,
after
having
been
north
for
a
long
time
,
it
took
a
bend
toward
the
northwest
.
However
,
this
river
furnished
its
share
of
food
.
Long
lianes
,
armed
with
thorns
,
which
served
as
fishhooks
,
caught
several
of
those
delicately-flavored
"
sandjikas
"
,
which
,
once
smoked
,
are
easily
carried
in
this
region
;
black
"
usakas
"
were
also
caught
,
and
some
"
mormdes
,
"
with
large
heads
,
the
genciva
of
which
have
teeth
like
the
hairs
of
a
brush
,
and
some
little
"
dagalas
,
"
the
friends
of
running
waters
,
belonging
to
the
clupe
species
,
and
resembling
the
whitebait
of
the
Thames
.
During
the
9th
of
July
,
Dick
Sand
had
to
give
proof
of
extreme
coolness
.
He
was
alone
on
the
shore
,
carrying
off
a
"
caama
,
"
the
horns
of
which
showed
above
the
thicket
.
