andtheresidenceofthepeoplehereisintendedtosecuresafetyforthemselvesandtheirgardensfromtheirenemies；thereisplentyofgarden-groundoutsidethehills；heretheyareobligedtomakepitfallstoprotectthegrainagainstthehippopotami。

　　Astheseanimalshadnotbeendisturbedbyguns，theywereremarkablytame，andtooknonoticeofourpassingWeagainsawnumbersofyoungones，notmuchlargerthanterrierdogs，sittingonthenecksoftheirdams，thelittlesaucy-lookingheadscockingupbetweentheoldone’sears；

　　astheybecomealittleoldertheysitonthewithersNeedingmeat，weshotafull-growncow，andfound，aswehadoftendonebefore，thefleshtobeverymuchlikeporkTheheightofthisanimalwas4feet10inches，andfromthepointofthenosetotherootofthetail10feet6Theyseemquarrelsome，forbothmalesandfemalesarefoundcoveredwithscars，andyoungmalesareoftenkilledbytheelderones：

　　wemetaninstanceofthisnearthefalls。

　　Wecametoagreatmanylittlevillagesamongthehills，asiftheinhabitantshadreasontohidethemselvesfromtheobservationoftheirenemies。

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