"And I am very thirsty," said Compton.
"Their home is in the trees," continued Muata.
Venning nodded. "Leo arboriensis."
"Venningii," added Compton, as he took his lips from a water-bottle.
"And now we'll have breakfast, if you don't mind."
CHAPTER XIV
THE OVERHEAD PATH
"We were stopped by ants," said Mr. Hume, in explanation.
"By ants!"
"No less. I missed you not long after we had started, and passed the word on to the others to turn back. And in the mean time an army of marching ants had cut the line of communications.
"Couldn't you sweep them aside, or jump over?"