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In flood these bring down enormous trees, which are much battered and bruised among the rocks in their course; they spread over the plain, too, and would render travelling here in the rains impracticable. After spending the night at a very civil headman's chefu, we crossed the Lotendé, another of these torrents: each very lofty mass in the range seemed to give rise to one.
You must of necessity call me father, since that is the relation I am supposed to bear to you. Amuba can become Amnis and Chebron Chefu." "And I will be Mytis," Mysa said. "What name will you take, Ruth? There is no Egyptian name quite like yours." "It matters not what you call me," Ruth said. "We will call you Nite," Mysa said. "I had a great friend of that name, but she died."
"You have had plenty of sleep the last twenty-four hours," Amuba retorted. "Take a cloth and let us land and run along the banks for a mile, and have a bath before the boat comes along." "It is very cold for it," Chebron said. "Nonsense! the water will refresh you." "Come along, Chefu," Jethro said, "your brother is right; a dip will refresh us for the day."
"So well that I could hardly believe it was morning," Amuba replied. "How long will it be before you are off?" "We shall be moving in ten minutes; at present there is not light enough to see the shore." "Chefu, are you awake?" "Yes," Chebron answered sleepily, "I am awake; thanks to your talking. If you had lain quiet we might have slept for another hour yet."
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