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As Dick heard their roars in the stillness of the night , he trembled as he thought of Hercules . Nevertheless , had the opportunity offered itself , he would not for a moment have hesitated in making his own escape to the wilderness . -LSB- Illustration : The caravan had been attacked on the flank by a dozen or more crocodiles . -RSB- The two hundred and fifty miles between the river and Kazonndé were accomplished in what the traders call marches of ten miles each , including the halts at night and midday . The journey can not be better described than by a few rough notes that Dick Sands made upon his way . _ April 25th _ . -- Saw a village surrounded with bamboo palisading , eight or nine feet high .