men dwelt there who were known to kill and eat their foes.

We then bent our course to the East, so as to keep in with the
shore; and as we had a fair wind and a smooth sea, by the next
day at noon, we were not less than 150 miles out of the reach of
the Turk.

I had still some fear lest I should be caught by the Moors, so I
would not go on shore in the day time. But when it grew dark we
made our way to the coast, and came to the mouth of a stream,
from which we thought we could swim to land, and then look round
us. But as soon as it was quite dark we heard strange sounds--
barks, roars, grunts, and howls. The poor lad said he could
not go on shore till dawn. "Well," said I, "then we must give
it up, but it may be that in the day time we shall be seen
by men, who for all we know would do us more harm than wild
beasts." "Then we give them the shoot gun," said Xury with a
laugh, "and make them run away." I was glad to see so much mirth
in the boy, and gave him some bread and rice.

We lay still at night, but did not sleep long, for in a few
hours' time some huge beasts came down to the sea to bathe. The
poor boy shook from head to foot at the sight. One of these
beasts came near our boat, and though it was too dark to see him
well, we heard him puff and blow, and knew that he must be a
large one by the noise he made. At last the brute came as near to
the boat as two oars' length, so I shot at him, and he swam to
the shore.

The roar and cries set up by beasts and birds at the noise of my