ou Toby. I say, Harry, don't you
think that will be a capital name?"

I agreed that Toby was a very suitable name, and so we settled, with
Ellen's approval, that Toby should be the name of our scarlet-faced
friend.

John walked on in silence for some time. "I am very much ashamed of
losing my way," he said at length when I joined him. "Setting off
through the forest to meet you, I went on and on, expecting every
instant to see you. I fancied that I was close to the igarape, but
somehow or other had wandered from it. The gloom increasing, I had
still greater difficulty in finding my way. At last I determined to go
back to the camp, but instead of doing so I must have wandered further
and further from it. It then grew so dark that I was afraid of
proceeding, and so looked out for a tree where I could rest for the
night. I saw one with wide-spreading branches at no great distance from
the ground. Having cut a number of sipos, I climbed into my intended
resting-place, dragging them after me. I there fastened them to the
surrounding branches, making a tolerably secure nest for myself, I
cannot say that I was very comfortable, for I could not help thinking
that a prowling jaguar might find me out, or a boa or some other snake
might climb up, and pay me a visit. I shouted several times, hoping
that you might hear me, but the only answers I got were cries from
howling monkeys, who seemed to be mocking me. The whole night long the
creatures kept up their hideous howls. The moment one grew tired
another began. So far they were of service, that they assisted to keep
me awake. I can tell you I heartily wished for the return of day. As
soon as it dawned I descended from my roosting-place, intending to make
my way back as fast as possible. However, as the sun had not appeared,
I had nothing to guide me. I tried to find the water, but must have
gone directly away from it. I was walking on, when I saw the snout of
an animal projecting from the hollow trunk of a large tree. Taking it
for a pig of some sort, I fired, when it ran out and dropped dead, its
place being immediately supplied by another. I killed that in the same
way, when out came a third, and looked about it; and presently I
discovered several other heads poked out from the surrounding trees. I
was on the point of cutting some pork steaks out of the first I had
killed, when I caught sight of the sharp little tusks projecting from
its mouth. Suddenly