But when at sunset the two travelers took a turn through the village, the excitement was again very great.

The men stood their ground and stared at them, but the women and children ran screaming away to hide themselves.

The idea of the people of Central Africa of the whites is that they are few in number, that they live at the bottom of the sea, and are possessed of great wealth, but that they have no palm oil or logwood, and are, therefore, compelled to come to land to trade for these articles.

They believe that the strange clothes they wear are manufactured from the skins of sea beasts.
When night fell Mr.Goodenough fastened a sheet against the outside of the chief's hut, and then placed a magic lantern in position ten paces from it.

The Fans were then invited to gather round and take their seats upon the ground.