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with the risk of being picked up by a crocodile or

hippopotamus, both of which delectable creatures
were, in considerable numbers, frequenters of the
stream.

As the blacks still showed no inclination to ac­
company us, Jan volunteered to return for the ele­

phant’s tusks and other articles we had left behind, if
I would go with him.
To this my uncle somewhat demurred, but, at last,

when I pressed the point, he consented to remain in
charge of the goods we had brought while we set off
on our expedition.