refreshed. Agnew continued to cultivate his new acquaintances, and
seeing me holding back, he said,

"More, old fellow, these good people give me to understand that there
is another place better than this, and want me to go with them. Will
you go?"

At this a great fear seized me.

"Don't go!" I cried--"don't go! We are close by the boat here, and if
anything happens we can easily get to it."

Agnew laughed in my face.

"Why, you don't mean to tell me," said he, "that you are still
suspicious, and after that dinner? Why, man, if they wanted to harm
us, would they feast us in this style? Nonsense, man! Drop your
suspicions and come along."

I shook my head obstinately.

"Well," said he, "if I thought there was anything in your suspicions I
would stay by you; but I'm confident they mean nothing but kindness,
so I'm going off to see the place."

"You'll be back again?" said I.

"Oh yes," said he, "of course I'll come back, and sleep here."

With these words he left, and nearly all the people accompanied him. I