? ? ? ? This notice he stuck upon the door with a small sharp splinter of wood. Then gathering up his precious tin box, his arrows, and as many bows and spears as he could carry, he hastened through the door and disappeared into the forest.
? ? ? ? When the two boats were beached upon the silvery sand it was a strange assortment of humanity that clambered ashore.
? ? ? ? Some twenty souls in all there were, fifteen of them rough and villainous appearing seamen.
? ? ? ? The others of the party were of different stamp.
? ? ? ? One was an elderly man, with white hair and large rimmed spectacles. His slightly stooped shoulders were draped in an ill-fitting, though immaculate, frock coat, and a shiny silk hat added to the incongruity of his garb in an African jungle.
? ? ? ? The second member of the party to land was a tall young man in white ducks, while directly behind came another elderly man with a very high forehead and a fussy, excitable manner.
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