This was such a wonderful thing that the people lost sight of the political question, in watching the river and discussing the performance.

In the meantime the law was passed.

For years the people talked and at last joked about the 'man with the boots,' and so when I came down, there was some reason for their cries of 'here comes the veritable Homem das Botas.'" As Paul approached Lisbon, he had to work tides.

The river ran through a very low country and stretched into so wide an expanse, as almost to form a bay.

He arrived in Lisbon just eighteen days from the time of starting, which included nine night's paddling.