“That may be; but I must have my money before I begin.”
“Well, here it is; though it’s the last dollar I’ve got. I wish you’d take ten, and let me have the rest to get back to Salem with.”
“I can’t take less than twenty.”
“Take fifteen?”
“Not a cent less than twenty.”
“Well—then, take it! Now, when’ll you have Bob out?”
“This afternoon.”
Here Bill left the lawyer, who was as good as his word, and that very day I was released.
The Hippopotamus.
After the Elephant and Rhinoceros, the next animal in size, is the Hippopotamus, or river horse. It is now found in the central parts of Africa only. It is of a dark ash color, without hair; its tail is short, its ears small, and its look stupid. It is, withal, a ferocious animal, with a very ugly mouth. It lives, during the day, chiefly in rivers and lakes, often remaining for hours, with its nostrils only, above the water. It feeds on coarse vegetables, going to the shore by night, for this purpose. It walks on the bottom, immersed in the river, as well as if it was on dry land.