and saw the two dogs come through a clump of brush wood, with our old
sow fast by the ears. She did not seem to like the way in which they
had put an end to her feast of fruit, so she ran back as soon as we
told the dogs to let go their hold of her ears.

"But with all our sport," said Fritz, "we have a poor show of game.
Let us leave the young ones, and set off to see what we can meet with."
Ernest sat down with Frank, and we left them and my wife at the gourd
tree, while Fritz and Jack set off with me to a high rock which we saw
on the right.

"Fritz, look here," said Jack, as he made his way to the rock.

"What have you found now?" said Fritz.

"I don't know what it is, but it's a fine prize."

When I went up I saw at once that it was a large I-GUA-NA, the flesh
and eggs of which are both good for food. I had heard that these and
such like beasts will stand still if you play an air on a pipe. So I
crept near, and made a low sound with my lips, while I held in my right
hand a stout stick, to which I had tied a cord with a noose, and in my
left hand a slight wand. I saw it first move its tail, and then draw
its head from side to side, as if to look where the sound came from. I
then threw the noose round its neck, drew it tight, got on its back
with a leap and thrust the wand up its nose, which is the sole part of
the beast where there are no hard scales. It bled at once, and was soon
dead, nor did it seem to feel any pain. Our prize, which was near five
feet long was no slight weight to lift. I got it at last on my back,
and thus we went back to the gourd tree, where we found the rest quite