Worn out from fatigue, I was rather petulant and ill-tempered, but Imbat talked on unmindful of this, or only laughed at me, and jeered me for it.
IMBAT'S NOTIONS.
My intentions in going on were to have everything prepared for the men on their arrival at the hut; but when I reached it I found it deserted, the owner having returned to Perth.

I however lit a fire and laid down, Imbat again beginning to cook, and then chattering: "What for do you who have plenty to eat and much money walk so far away in the bush ?" I felt amazingly annoyed at this question and therefore did not answer him.

"You are thin," said he, "your shanks are long, your belly is small, you had plenty to eat at home, why did you not stop there ?" I was vexed at his personalities, besides which it is impossible to make a native understand our love of travel.

I therefore replied, "Imbat, you comprehend nothing, you know nothing." "I know nothing!" answered he; "I know how to keep myself fat; the young women look at me and say, Imbat is very handsome, he is fat.

They will look at you and say, He not good, long legs, what do you know?
where is your fat?
what for do you know so much if you can't keep fat?
I know how to stay at home and not to walk too far in the bush.
Where is your fat ?" "You know how to talk; long tongue;" was my reply; upon which Imbat, forgetting his anger, burst into a roar of laughter, and saying, "and I know how to make you fat," began stuffing me with frogs, barde, and by-yu nuts.