I wondered why some of the big alligators did not make a snap at him.
The water in the run looked very roily and dirty, and no doubt had fever in it.

The only animals we saw were monkeys and alligators, and there were parrots in the trees.

The farther we went down the stream the wider it became, and the current slacker so that we moved more slowly with the same amount of rowing.

At a place called Dos Hermanos (two brothers) we could see a little cleared spot near the bank, which seemed to be three or four feet above the water.

There were no mountains nor hills in sight, and the whole country seemed to be an extensive swamp.