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He soon learned that his guide was followed by a half dozen or more of negroes, who had lately visited Sierra Leone on some business of their own, and who, in common with the guide, belonged to a fierce and warlike tribe, whose chief village was but a few leagues from Don Leonardo's factory. HE SOON LEARNED THAT HIS GUIDE WAS FOLLOWED BY HALF A DOZEN OR MORE OF NEGROES WHO HAD LATELY VISITED SIERRA LEONE ON SOME BUSINESS OF THEIR OWN AND WHO IN COMMON WITH THE GUIDE BELONGED TO A FIERCE AND WARLIKE TRIBE WHOSE CHIEF VILLAGE WAS BUT A FEW LEAGUES FROM DON LEONARDO'S FACTORY
asleep, he cautiously watched to see what all this meant. They surely did not belong to wild animals--those eyes! He partially turned without moving his body to ascertain if the guide was still by him, but found that he was gone. There was treachery somewhere--there was danger about him--this he seemed to feel instinctively, but still, feigning sleep, he almost held his breath to listen. He soon learned by his sense of clearing that there were some half dozen or more of negroes near to him, and that he was the subject of their conversation. He could even detect his guide's voice among the rest, though the conversation was carried on scarcely above a whisper. He had on a previous voyage taken much pains to familiarize himself with the language spoken by the shore tribes in the south, and he now had little difficulty in understanding a considerable portion of the remarks which were making by the gang who were secreted in the jungle so near to where he was lying, while he pretended sleep. TO BE STILL ASLEEP HE CAUTIOUSLY WATCHED TO SEE WHAT ALL THIS MEANT THEY SURELY DID NOT BELONG TO WILD ANIMALS THOSE EYES HE PARTIALLY TURNED WITHOUT MOVING HIS BODY TO ASCERTAIN IF THE GUIDE WAS STILL WITH HIM BUT FOUND THAT HE WAS GONE THERE WAS TREACHERY SOMEWHERE THERE WAS DANGER ABOUT HIM THIS HE SEEMED TO FEEL INSTINCTIVELY BUT STILL FEIGNING ASLEEP HE ALMOST HELD HIS BREATH TO LISTEN HE SOON LEARNED BY HIS SENSE OF CLEARING THAT THERE WAS SOME HALF DOZEN OR MORE OF THE NEGROES NEAR TO HIM AND THAT HE WAS SUBJECT OF THEIR CONVERSATION HE COULD EVEN DETECT HIS GUIDE'S VOICE AMONG THE REST THOUGH THE CONVERSATION WAS CARRIED ON SCARCELY ABOVE A WHISPER HE HAD ON A PREVIOUS VOYAGE TAKEN MUCH PAINS TO FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY THE SHORE TRIBES IN THE SOUTH AND NOW HE HAD LITTLE DIFFICULTY IN UNDERSTANDING A CONSIDERABLE PORTION OF THE REMARKS WHICH WERE MAKING BY THE GANG WHO WERE SECRETED IN THE JUNGLE SO NEAR TO WHERE HE WAS LYING WHILE HE WAS PRETENDING SLEEP
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