The boat was pushed on through the forest, which gradually became thicker again, and appeared also to have more inhabitants; for if the eyes of the sailor did not deceive him, he thought he saw bands of monkeys springing among the trees.
L'embarcation fut donc poussée sans relâche à travers la forêt, qui peu à peu se refaisait plus épaisse et semblait plus habitée aussi, car, si les yeux du marin ne le trompèrent pas, il crut apercevoir des bandes de singes qui couraient sous les taillis.