hill is filled by burrows where the civets & mongooses live. The night was cool. (3) Every morning early the monks found various wooden boards & images making a dull rhythmic noise which often awakened me. Most of the priests are merely from a ignorant criminal but the head priest is very friendly & agreed to manage The priests bartered rice and so groundnuts, sweet-potatoes & mi thornite melons. They also realize considerable revenue from the sale of wood trees for charcoal. We left at dawnlight for the journey to the houseboat at Phai-Nee, 21 miles away. We all walked on clearing nearly 5 miles away in the cool morning & then took chances the rest of the way. Saw many egrets & brown cowbirds in the field. Reached Long-hoi summit at noon where the