n them. He answered their invitations by indignant
gestures, which seemed to say that he had no intention, after finding
himself again in civilised society, of returning to savage life. The
noise he made awoke his new friend Kallolo, however, who began to talk
to him in the language which he seemed to understand, and presently the
monkey came down from his perch and nestled in his arms.

The rays of the rising sun streaming amid the boughs awoke the rest of
the party, who, getting out of their respective nests, scrambled on to
the main bough. Uncle Paul suggested that we should set to work
immediately to procure food for breakfast. My plan for noosing birds
being generally adopted, Arthur, as well as Kallolo and Sambo, at once
cut some wands and fitted them in a manner similar to mine.

We agreed to let Marian sleep on till breakfast was ready. Before the
food could be eaten, however, it had to be hunted for and cooked, and as
we were all hungry, we set off among the branches in search of whatever
we could find. I climbed higher than I had before done, and reached a
small fig-tree growing in the fork of a large branch. A number of birds
were perched on it, some with black and red plumage, others with heads
and necks of a bright red, while the wings and tails were of a dark
green and black. They were employed in eating the ripe fruit. I
determined to catch as many as I could before securing some of the
latter. Carefully climbing on, I set to work, and succeeded in noosing
four of each species. Having filled my pockets and cap with as many of
the ripe figs as I could carry, after I had driven the birds away with
loud shouts, hoping they would not return till I had made a second visit
to the fig-tree, I began to descend, though not without difficulty; for,
as every one knows, it is easier to climb up than to get down a tree,
and a fall from a branch would have been a serious matter.

I reached our resting-place in safety, and found Marian seated by the
side of Uncle Paul. The rest of the party came in soon after, all
having had some success. Tim, however, had got only one bird, but he
boasted of having collected half a dozen frogs; while Sambo had caught
the same number of lizards. Arthur had secured a couple of good-sized
parrots; and Kallolo had discovered a macaw's nest, the young of which
he had taken, with a good supply of figs. Altogether, we had reason to
be satisfied with our morning's hunt, as we h