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The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont

CHAPTER V
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I would, first of all, make myself acquainted with the habits and customs of the blacks, and pick up as much bushmanship and knowledge of the country as it was possible to acquire, in case I should have to travel inland in search of civilisation instead of oversea.

I knew that it would be folly on my part to attempt to leave those hospitable regions without knowing more of the geography of the country and its people.

There was always, however, the hope that some day I might be able either to get away by sea in my boat, or else hail some passing vessel.

The blacks told me they had seen many pass at a distance.
Every morning I was astir by sunrise, and--hope springing eternal--at once searched for the faintest indication of a passing sail.

Next I would bathe in a lagoon protected from sharks, drying myself by a run on the beach.


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