CHAPTER XXXI. A great Crowd of Strangers.--I am made a

King.--I remain in my Kingdom.--Good-by to the Young Folks. 258

ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE SHOOTING A LEOPARD _Frontispiece._ THE ROYAL CANOE 15 THE MANGA 25 THE MPANO 29 FELLING EBONY-TREES 31 BRINGING IN THE WOUNDED 43 WATCHING BIRDS AND MONKEYS 57 SHOOTING THE NEW ANTELOPE 66 QUERLAOUEN AND HIS IDOL 78 CAUGHT BY JACK 82 GORILLA SLEEPING 85 CATCHING THE OGOMBONS 90 BIT BY A SPIDER 99 DEATH OF THE BULL ELEPHANT 111 GUANIONIEN CARRYING OFF A MONDI 122 GAMBO'S FRIEND KILLED BY A GORILLA 133 BIDDING GOOD-BY TO QUENGUEZA 147 "CHALLY, CHALLY, DO NOT LET ME DIE" 155 THE SONGS TO ILOGO 163 GIVING BEADS TO QUERLAOUEN'S WIFE 173 GOING TO ASHIRA LAND 177 RECEPTION OF THE KING OF THE ASHIRAS 186 THE KENDO 189 DRINKING PLANTAIN BEER 193 ATTACK ON THE WILD BOARS 201 AN ASHIRA IDOL 202 CROSSING THE OVIGUI RIVER 222 THE ELEPHANT-TRAP 233 THE MUSIC-BOX 243 OKABI AND THE LEOPARD 252 MY HOUSEKEEPER 256

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