Joao de Sousa walked along admiring the splendour of the scenery. Peak after peak extended as far as the eye could see, and lower down shone a wide stretch of water. The whole lovely picture was framed in the great trees, and as the young man paused to draw a breath of delight, he heard a slow step approaching. A long yawn of weariness sounded close to his ear, and Joao de Sousa smiled at the sight of the fat passenger, still half asleep, and so different from the glow of the new morning.