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come up again most unexpectedly. ‘Shortly after
we had set off this morning,’ says Mr. H. H. Johnston,
‘I was startled considerably, and my breakfast went
flying out of my lap at the sudden and unexpected
bump which a big hippopotamus gave to the bottom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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of the boat. If we had been in a canoe he would, ot
course, have wrecked us; as it was, although he did
no great harm, yet on afterwards examining the keel
we found a decided dent in it where he had struck
the iron. I felt so cross at having my nice break-