CHAPTER XXXII.

The King of the Vultures.--The Ticks.--L'Encuerado frightened by a Demon.--The Tapirs.--Good-bye to the Stream.--The Puma's Prey.--A miserable Night.--Our Departure.--The Savannah.--Lucien carried in a Litter.--Hunger and Thirst.--We abandon our Baggage and Pets in Despair. 464