After spending two or three days going about London and enjoying himself with his friend Dick, Frank started for Deal, where he was pleased to find his sister well and happy.

He bade goodbye to her, to the doctor, and such of his schoolfellows as lived in Deal, to whom his start for Central Africa was quite an event.

Dr.Bateman handed over to him his watch and chain and his blowgun, which he had taken care of for him, also his skinning knives and instruments.

The same evening he returned to town, and spent the days very pleasantly until the afternoon came when he was to depart.

Then he bade farewell to his kind friends Sir James and Lady Ruthven.