CHAPTERXIX
FORESTendlessandsplendid!Wewhitemenoftensawnopath,butthered-brownmensawit.Itranlevel,itclimbed,itdescended;thenbeganthethreeagain.Itwaslost,itwasfound.Theysaid,``Herepath!\'\'
Butwehadtoserpentthroughthickets,ormakewayonedgeofdizzycrag,orfindfootingthroughmorass.
Wecametogreatstretchesofreedsandyieldinggrass,givingwitheverystepintowater.Itwastotoilthroughthisunderhotsun,withstingingcloudsofinsects.Butwhentheywereleftbehindwemightstepintoagroveofthegods,suchfirmness,suchpleasantness,suchshadygoingorhappyrestingundertreesthatdroppedfruit.
Wemetnogreatforestbeasts.ThereseemedtobenoneinthispartofAsia.AndyetLuisandIhadreadofgreatbeasts.Dogsofnoconsiderablesizewerethelargestfour-