DuringtheseexcitingscenesIalwaysforgotmyfever，butaterriblesenseofsinkingcamebackwiththefeelingofsafety。
　　Thesamedemandofpaymentforleavetopasswasmadeonthe20thbyoldIongaPanzaasbytheotherChiboqueIofferedtheshellpresentedbyShinte，butIongaPanzasaidhewastoooldforornaments。
　　Wemighthavesucceededverywellwithhim，forhewasbynomeansunreasonable，andhadbutaverysmallvillageofsupporters；
　　butourtwoguidesfromKangenkecomplicatedourdifficultiesbysendingforabodyofBangalatraders，withaviewtoforceustosellthetusksofSekeletu，andpaythemwiththepriceWeofferedtopaythemhandsomelyiftheywouldperformtheirpromiseofguidingustoCassange，buttheyknewnomoreofthepathsthanwedid；
　　andmymenhadpaidthemrepeatedly，andtriedtogetridofthem，butcouldnotTheynowjoinedwithourenemies，andsodidthetraders。
　　Twogunsandsomebeadsbelongingtothelatterwerestandinginourencampment，andtheguidesseizedthemandranoff。
　　Asmymenknewthatweshouldbecalledupontoreplacethem，theygavechase，andwhentheguidessawthattheywouldbecaught，theythrewdowntheguns，directedtheirflighttothevillage，andrushedintoahut。
　　Thedoorwayisnotmuchhigherthanthatofadog’skennelOneoftheguideswasreachedbyoneofmymenashewasintheactofstoopingtogetin，andacutwasinflictedonaprojectingpartofthebodywhichwouldhavemadeanyoneinthatposturewinceThegunswererestored，butthebeadswerelostintheflightAllIhadremainingofmystockofbeadscouldnotreplacethoselost；andthoughweexplainedthatwehadnopartintheguiltoftheact，thetradersrepliedthatwehadbroughtthethievesintothecountry；thesewereoftheBangala，whohadbeenaccustomedtoplaguethePortugueseinthemostvexatiouswayWewerestrivingtogetapassagethroughthecountry，and，feelinganxiousthatnocrimewhatevershouldbelaidtoourcharge，triedtheconciliatoryplanhere，thoughwewerenot，asintheotherinstances，likelytobeoverpoweredbynumbers。
　　Mymenofferedalltheirornaments，andIofferedallmybeadsandshirts；
　　but，thoughwehadcometothevillageagainstourwill，andtheguideshadalsofolloweduscontrarytoourdesire，andhadevensentfortheBangalatraderswithoutourknowledgeorconsent，yetmatterscouldnotbearrangedwithoutourgivinganoxandoneofthetusks。
　　Wewereallbecomingdisheartened，andcouldnotwonderthatnativeexpeditionsfromtheinteriortothecoasthadgenerallyfailedtoreachtheirdestinationsMypeoplewerenowsomuchdiscouragedthatsomeproposedtoreturnhome；theprospectofbeingobligedtoreturnwhenjustonthethresholdofthePortuguesesettlementsdistressedmeexceedinglyAfterusingallmypowersofpersuasion，IdeclaredtothemthatiftheyreturnedIwouldgoonalone，andwentintomylittletentwiththeminddirectedtoHimwhohearsthesighingofthesoul，andwassoonfollowedbytheheadofMohorisi，saying，“Wewillneverleaveyou。
　　DonotbedisheartenedWhereveryouleadwewillfollow。
　　Ourremarksweremadeonlyonaccountoftheinjusticeofthesepeople。”
　　Othersfollowed，andwiththemostartlesssimplicityofmannertoldmetobecomforted“theywereallmychildren；theyknewnoonebutSekeletuandme，andtheywoulddieforme；theyhadnotfoughtbecauseIdidnotwishit；theyhadjustspokeninthebitternessoftheirspirit，andwhenfeelingthattheycoulddonothing；butiftheseenemiesbeginyouwillseewhatwecando。”OneoftheoxenweofferedtotheChiboquehadbeenrejectedbecausehehadlostpartofhistail，astheythoughtthatithadbeencutoffandwitchcraftmedicineinserted；
　　andsomemirthwasexcitedbymyproposingtoraiseasimilarobjectiontoalltheoxenwestillhadinourpossessionTheremainingfoursoonpresentedasingularshortnessoftheircaudalextremities，andthoughnooneeveraskedwhethertheyhadmedicineinthestumpsorno，wewerenomoretroubledbythedemandforanox！Wenowslaughteredanotherox，thatthespectaclemightnotbeseenoftheownersofthecattlefastingwhiletheChiboquewerefeasting。
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　　24THIongaPanza’ssonsagreedtoactasguidesintotheterritoryofthePortugueseifIwouldgivethemtheshellgivenbyShinte。
　　Iwasstronglyaversetothis，andespeciallytogiveitbeforehand，butyieldedtotheentreatyofmypeopletoappearasifshowingconfidenceinthesehopefulyouthsTheyurgedthattheywishedtoleavetheshellwiththeirwives，asasortofpaymenttothemforenduringtheirhusbands’absencesolongHavingdeliveredthepreciousshell，wewentwest-by-northtotheRiverChikapa，whichherelat10d22’S。
　　isfortyorfiftyyardswide，andatpresentwasdeep；
　　itwasseenflowingoverarocky，brokencataractwithgreatnoiseabouthalfamileaboveourfordWewereferriedoverinacanoe，madeoutofasinglepieceofbarksewedtogetherattheends，andhavingsticksplacedinitatdifferentpartstoactasribs。
　　ThewordChikapameansbarkorskin；andasthisistheonlyriverinwhichwesawthiskindofcanoeused，andweheardthatthisstreamissolowduringmostoftheyearastobeeasilyfordable，itprobablyderivesitsnamefromtheusemadeofthebarkcanoeswhenitisinfloodWenowfeltthelossofourpontoon，forthepeopletowhomthecanoebelongedmadeuspayoncewhenwebegantocross，thenasecondtimewhenhalfofuswereover，andathirdtimewhenallwereoverbutmyprincipalmanPitsaneandmyself。
　　Loyanketookoffhisclothandpaidmypassagewithit。
　　TheMakololoalwaysferriedtheirvisitorsoverriverswithoutpay，andnowbegantoremarkthattheymustinfuturefleecetheMambariastheseChiboquehaddonetous；theyhadallbeenloudincondemnationofthemeanness，andwhenIaskediftheycoulddescendtobeequallymean，Iwasansweredthattheywouldonlydoitinrevenge。
　　Theyliketohaveaplausibleexcuseformeanness。
　　Nextmorningourguideswentonlyaboutamile，andthentoldustheywouldreturnhomeIexpectedthiswhenpayingthembeforehand，inaccordancewiththeentreatiesoftheMakololo，whoareratherignorantoftheworldVeryenergeticremonstranceswereaddressedtotheguides，buttheyslippedoffonebyoneinthethickforestthroughwhichwewerepassing，andIwasgladtohearmycompanionscomingtotheconclusionthat，aswewerenowinpartsvisitedbytraders，wedidnotrequiretheguides，whosechiefusehadbeentopreventmisapprehensionofourobjectsinthemindsofthevillagers。
　　Thecountrywassomewhatmoreundulatingnowthanithadbeen，andseveralfinesmallstreamsflowedindeepwoodydells。
　　Thetreesareverytallandstraight，andtheforestsgloomyanddamp；
　　thegroundinthesesolitudesisquitecoveredwithyellowandbrownmosses，andlight-coloredlichensclotheallthetreesThesoilisextremelyfertile，beinggenerallyablackloamcoveredwithathickcropoftallgrassesWepassedseveralvillagestoo。
　　Theheadmanofalargeonescoldeduswellforpassing，whenheintendedtogiveusfoodWhereslave-tradershavebeeninthehabitofcoming，theypresentfood，thendemandthreeorfourtimesitsvalueasacustom。
　　Wewerenowrathergladtogetpastvillageswithoutintercoursewiththeinhabitants。
　　WeweretravelingW。N。W。，andalltherivuletsweherecrossedhadanortherlycourse，andwerereportedtofallintotheKasaiorLoke；
　　mostofthemhadthepeculiarboggybanksofthecountry。
　　AswewerenowintheallegedlatitudeoftheCoanza，IwasmuchastonishedattheentireabsenceofanyknowledgeofthatriveramongthenativesofthisquarterButIwasthenignorantofthefactthattheCoanzarisesconsiderablytothewestofthis，andhasacomparativelyshortcoursefromitssourcetothesea。
　　ThefamousDrLacerdaseemstohavelaboredunderthesamemistakeasmyself，forherecommendedthegovernmentofAngolatoestablishachainoffortsalongthebanksofthatriver，withaviewtocommunicationwiththeoppositecoastAsachainoffortsalongitscoursewouldleadsouthwardinsteadofeastward，wemayinferthatthegeographicaldatawithinreachofthateminentmanwerenobetterthanthoseaccordingtowhichIhaddirectedmycoursetotheCoanzawhereitdoesnotexist。
　　26THWespentSundayonthebanksoftheQuiloorKweelo，hereastreamofabouttenyardswideItrunsinadeepglen，thesidesofwhicharealmostfivehundredyardsofslope，androcky，therocksbeinghardenedcalcareoustufalyingonclayshaleandsandstonebelow，withacappingofferruginousconglomerate。
　　Thescenerywouldhavebeenverypleasing，butfevertookawaymuchofthejoyoflife，andseveredailyintermittentsrenderedmeveryweakandalwaysgladtorecline。
　　Aswewerenowintheslave-market，itstruckmethatthesenseofinsecurityfeltbythenativesmightaccountforthecircumstancethatthosewhohavebeensoldasslavesandfreedagain，whenquestioned，professtolikethenewstatebetterthantheirprimitiveone。
　　Theylivedonrich，fertileplains，whichseldominspirethatloveofcountrywhichthemountainsdoIftheyhadbeenmountaineers，theywouldhavepinedforhomeToonewhohasobservedthehardtoilofthepoorinoldcivilizedcountries，thestateinwhichtheinhabitantshereliveisoneofgloriouseaseThecountryisfulloflittlevillages。
　　Foodabounds，andverylittlelaborisrequiredforitscultivation；
　　thesoilissorichthatnomanureisrequired；whenagardenbecomestoopoorforgoodcropsofmaize，millet，etc。，theownerremovesalittlefartherintotheforest，appliesfireroundtherootsofthelargertreestokillthem，cutsdownthesmaller，andanew，richgardenisreadyfortheseedThegardensusuallypresenttheappearanceofalargenumberoftall，deadtreesstandingwithoutbark，andmaizegrowingbetweenthemTheoldgardenscontinuetoyieldmaniocforyearsaftertheownershaveremovedtootherspotsforthesakeofmilletandmaizeBut，whilevegetablealimentisabundant，thereisawantofsaltandanimalfood，sothatnumberlesstrapsareseen，setformice，inalltheforestsofLondaThevegetabledietleavesgreatcravingforflesh，andIhavenodoubtbutthat，whenanordinaryquantityofmixedfoodissuppliedtofreedslaves，theyactuallydofeelmorecomfortablethantheydidathome。
　　Theirassertions，however，meanbutlittle，fortheyalwaystrytogiveananswertoplease，andifoneshowedthemanuggetofgold，theywouldgenerallysaythattheseaboundedintheircountry。
　　Onecoulddetect，inpassing，thevarietyofcharacterfoundamongtheownersofgardensandvillagesSomevillageswerethepicturesofneatness。
　　Weenteredothersenvelopedinawildernessofweeds，sohighthat，whensittingonox-backinthemiddleofthevillage，wecouldonlyseethetopsofthehutsIfweenteredatmidday，theownerswouldcomelazilyforth，pipeinhand，andleisurelypuffawayindreamyindifference。
　　Insomevillagesweedsarenotallowedtogrow；cotton，tobacco，anddifferentplantsusedasrelishesareplantedroundthehuts；
　　fowlsarekeptincages，andthegardenspresentthepleasantspectacleofdifferentkindsofgrainandpulseatvariousperiodsoftheirgrowth。
　　Isometimesadmiredtheoneclass，andattimeswishedIcouldhavetakentheworldeasyforatimeliketheother。