I saw that it was all up with our animals.

Weak as I was myself, I was obliged to walk, as my ox could not carry me up the steep inclination.

I toiled languidly to the summit of the cliff, and we were soon above the falls, and arrived at a small village a little before evening.
On the following morning we started, the route as before being parallel to the river, and so close that the roar of the rapids was extremely loud.

The river flowed in a deep ravine upon our left.

We continued for a day's march along the Somerset, crossing many ravines and torrents, until we turned suddenly down to the left, and arriving at the bank we were to be transported to an island called Patooan, that was the residence of a chief.