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202 after its flame had died away the Bromok was seen topped with a tongue of fire, on the subsidence of which flames were observed issuing from the Lamongan. And thus, to use my informant's own words, "they carried on until I went to sleep."

We breakfasted—or rather took our early cup of tea—in the back verandah, just over the lake; after which, running down the steps, we wended our way through an avenue of orange, almond, fig, and other trees, to the water, where we entered a clumsy-looking boat, in which we were rowed round the lake, about three quarters of a mile in circumference. We steered under the shade of leafy bowers, occasionally emerging into the broad sunlight, until we reached the head of the lake, where, on lofty trees, the bark and branches of which were completely hidden by the loveliest creepers I ever saw, monkeys, known as the Lotong, Si-a-mang, and Budang, were swinging from branch to branch. The mothers of