"There was a whole tribe of monkeys frolicking about."
"It is too late now, Chanito; they have just been drinking, and will soon go to sleep; but we shall eat some of them to-morrow—and now our supper is waiting for us."
We finished our meal, and when the sun was setting we saw the paroquets fly by in couples, and humming-birds flitting about among the bushes; suddenly a formidable roaring made us all tremble.
"Oh! what is that dreadful noise?" cried Lucien.
"A tiger!" said l'Encuerado, whose eyes glittered with excitement.
"Not a tiger, but a jaguar (Leopardus onca)," said I; "the former animal is found only in the Old World."
The king of the American forests again saluted the setting sun. Gringalet, with his tail between his legs, came crouching down close to us; a second fire was lighted, and we lay down to sleep with the indifference which familiarity gives even in regard to the very greatest dangers.
