The rest of my work, besides sketching and keeping a diary, which was the most troublesome of all, consisted in making geological and zoological collections.

The lion is, however, rarely heard - much more seldom seen.

So is the savage buffalo, especially delighting in dark places, where he can wallow in the mud and slake his thirst without much trouble; and here also we find the wild pig.

The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion.

Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death.

It's not easy keeping a diary. You have to be pretty committed.