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The fording-places, however, were generally good, and we got over them without being obliged to swim our horses. One river, the Bruara, gave me some uneasiness. When we arrived at the banks it presented a very formidable obstacle.
Upon approaching the middle of the river I discovered that what appeared to be a streak of foam was in reality a wooden platform stretched across the chasm and covered by a thin sheet of water. It was pinned down to the rocks at each end, and was well braced with rafters underneath. From this the river derives its name Bruara, or the Bridge.
The rest of our day's journey lay through a country less interesting than the district we had traversed before luncheon. For the most part we kept on along the foot of the hills, stopping now and then for a drink of milk at the occasional farms perched upon their slopes. After about five hours of this work we reached the banks of a broad and rather singular river, called the Bruara.
Miles; saw a great many things that I didn't see; says he came near getting drowned in a river." "And didn't he?" "Well, sir, I don't know. I didn't see him when he was near being drowned. You crossed the river, sir, yourself, and know whether it is dangerous." "Was it the Bruara?" "No, sir; one of the other little rivers, about knee-deep." Here was food for reflection.
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