Everyvillageswarmswithchildren，whoturnouttoseethewhitemanpass，andrunalongwithstrangecriesandantics；somerunuptreestogetagoodview：allareagileclimbersthroughoutLonda。
　　AtfriendlyvillagestheyhavescamperedalongsideourpartyformilesatatimeWeusuallymadealittlehedgearoundoursheds；
　　crowdsofwomencametotheentranceofit，withchildrenontheirbacks，andlongpipesintheirmouths，gazingatusforhours。
　　Themen，ratherthandisturbthem，crawledthroughaholeinthehedge，anditwascommontohearamaninrunningoffsaytothem，“Iamgoingtotellmymammatocomeandseethewhiteman’soxen。”
　　IncontinuingourW。N。Wcourse，wemetmanypartiesofnativetraders，eachcarryingsomepiecesofclothandsalt，withafewbeadstobarterforbees’-waxTheyareallarmedwithPortugueseguns，andhavecartridgeswithironballsWhenwemeetweusuallystandafewminutesTheypresentalittlesalt，andwegiveabitofox-hide，orsomeothertrifle，andthenpartwithmutualgoodwishes。
　　Thehideoftheoxenweslaughteredhadbeenavaluableadditiontoourresources，forwefounditinsogreatreputeforgirdlesallthroughLoandathatwecutupeveryskinintostripsabouttwoinchesbroad，andsoldthemformealandmaniocaswewentalong。
　　AswecamenearerAngolawefoundthemoflessvalue，asthepeopletherepossesscattlethemselves。
　　ThevillageontheKweelo，atwhichwespentSunday，wasthatofacivil，livelyoldman，calledSakandala，whoofferednoobjectionstoourprogress。
　　WefoundweshouldsoonenterontheterritoryoftheBashinjeChingeofthePortuguese，whoaremixedwithanothertribe，namedBangala，whichhavebeenatwarwiththeBabindeleorPortugueseRainsandfever，asusual，helpedtoimpedeourprogressuntilwewereputonthepathwhichleadsfromCassangeandBihetoMatiamvo，byaheadmannamedKamboela。
　　Thiswasawell-beatenfootpath，andsoonafterenteringuponitwemetapartyofhalf-castetradersfromBihe，whoconfirmedtheinformationwehadalreadygotofthispathleadingstraighttoCassange，throughwhichtheyhadcomeontheirwayfromBihetoCabango。
　　Theykindlypresentedmymenwithsometobacco，andmarveledgreatlywhentheyfoundthatIhadneverbeenabletoteachmyselftosmoke。
　　Onpartingwiththemwecametoatrader’sgraveThiswasmarkedbyahugeconeofsticksplacedintheformoftheroofofahut，withapalisadearounditAtanopeningonthewesternsideanuglyidolwasplaced：severalstringsofbeadsandbitsofclothwerehungaroundWelearnedthathehadbeenahalf-caste，whohaddiedonhiswaybackfromMatiamvo。
　　Aswewerenowalone，andsureofbeingonthewaytotheabodesofcivilization，wewentonbriskly。
　　Onthe30thwecametoasuddendescentfromthehighland，indentedbydeep，narrowvalleys，overwhichwehadlatelybeentraveling。
　　Itisgenerallysosteepthatitcanonlybedescendedatparticularpoints，andeventhereIwasobligedtodismount，thoughsoweakthatIhadtobeledbymycompanionstopreventmytopplingoverinwalkingdownItwasannoyingtofeelmyselfsohelpless，forIneverlikedtoseeaman，eithersickorwell，givingineffeminately。
　　BelowuslaythevalleyoftheQuangoIfyousitonthespotwhereMaryQueenofScotsviewedthebattleofLangside，andlookdownonthevaleofClyde，youmayseeinminiaturetheglorioussightwhichamuchgreaterandrichervalleypresentedtoourviewItisaboutahundredmilesbroad，clothedwithdarkforest，exceptwherethelightgreengrasscoversmeadow-landsontheQuango，whichhereandthereglancesoutinthesunasitwendsitswaytothenorthTheoppositesideofthisgreatvalleyappearslikearangeofloftymountains，andthedescentintoitaboutamile，which，measuredperpendicularly，maybefromathousandtotwelvehundredfeetEmergingfromthegloomyforestsofLonda，thismagnificentprospectmadeusallfeelasifaweighthadbeenliftedoffoureyelidsAcloudwaspassingacrossthemiddleofthevalley，fromwhichrollingthunderpealed，whileaboveallwasglorioussunlight；
　　andwhenwewentdowntothepartwherewesawitpassing，wefoundthataveryheavythunder-showerhadfallenunderthepathofthecloud；
　　andthebottomofthevalley，whichfromaboveseemedquitesmooth，wediscoveredtobeintersectedandfurrowedbygreatnumbersofdeep-cutstreamsLookingbackfrombelow，thedescentappearsastheedgeofatable-land，withnumerousindenteddellsandspursjuttingoutallalong，givingitaserratedappearance。
　　Boththetopandsidesofthesierraarecoveredwithtrees，butlargepatchesofthemoreperpendicularpartsarebare，andexhibittheredsoil，whichisgeneralovertheregionwehavenowentered。
　　Thehollowaffordsasectionofthispartofthecountry；andwefindthattheuppermoststratumistheferruginousconglomeratealreadymentioned。
　　Thematrixisrustofironorhydrousperoxideofironandhematite，andinitareimbeddedwater-wornpebblesofsandstoneandquartz。
　　AsthisistherockunderlyingthesoilofalargepartofLonda，itsformationmusthaveprecededtheworkofdenudationbyanarmofthesea，whichwashedawaytheenormousmassofmatterrequiredbeforethevalleyofCassangecouldassumeitspresentform。
　　Thestrataundertheconglomerateareallofredclayshaleofdifferentdegreesofhardness，themostinduratedbeingatthebottom。
　　Thisredclayshaleisnamed“keele“inScotland，andhasalwaysbeenconsideredasanindicationofgold；buttheonlythingwediscoveredwasthatithadgivenrisetoaveryslipperyclaysoil，sodifferentfromthatwhichwehadjustleftthatMashauana，whoalwayspridedhimselfonbeinganadeptatbalancinghimselfinthecanoeonwater，andsosureoffootonlandthathecouldaffordtoexpresscontemptforanyonelessgifted，camedowninaverysuddenandundignifiedmanner，tothedelightofallwhomhehadpreviouslyscoldedforfalling。
　　Herewemetwiththebambooasthickasaman’sarm，andmanynewtrees。
　　Others，whichwehadlostsightofsinceleavingShinte，nowreappeared；
　　butnothingstruckusmorethanthecomparativescragginessofthetreesinthishollowThoseonthehighlandswehadleftweretallandstraight；
　　heretheywerestunted，andnotbyanymeanssocloselyplantedtogether。
　　TheonlywayIcouldaccountforthiswasbysupposing，asthetreeswereofdifferentspecies，thatthegreateraltitudesuitedthenatureofthoseabovebetterthantheloweraltitudedidtheotherspeciesbelow。
　　SUNDAY，APRIL2DWerestedbesideasmallstream，andourhungerbeingnowverysevere，fromhavinglivedonmaniocalonesinceleavingIonzaPanza’s，weslaughteredoneofourfourremainingoxen。
　　Thepeopleofthisdistrictseemtofeelthecravingforanimalfoodasmuchaswedid，fortheyspendmuchenergyindigginglargewhitelarvaeoutofthedampsoiladjacenttotheirstreams，andusethemasarelishtotheirvegetabledietTheBashinjerefusedtosellanyfoodforthepooroldornamentsmymenhadnowtoofferWecouldgetneithermealnormanioc，butshouldhavebeencomfortablehadnottheBashinjechiefSansawepesteredusforthecustomarypresent。
　　Thenativetradersinformedusthatadisplayofforcewasoftennecessarybeforetheycouldpassthisman。
　　Sansawe，thechiefofaportionoftheBashinje，havingsenttheusualformaldemandforaman，anox，oratusk，spokeverycontemptuouslyofthepoorthingsweofferedhiminstead。
　　WetoldhismessengersthatthetuskswereSekeletu’s：everythingwasgoneexceptmyinstruments，whichcouldbeofnousetothemwhatever。
　　Oneofthembeggedsomemeat，and，whenitwasrefused，saidtomymen，“Youmayaswellgiveit，forweshalltakeallafterwehavekilledyouto-morrow。”Themorehumblywespoke，themoreinsolenttheBashinjebecame，tillatlastwewereallfeelingsavageandsulky，butcontinuedtospeakascivillyaswecould。
　　Theyarefondofargument，andwhenIdeniedtheirrighttodemandtributefromawhiteman，whodidnottradeinslaves，anoldwhite-headednegroputratheraposingquestion：“YouknowthatGodhasplacedchiefsamonguswhomweoughttosupportHowisitthatyou，whohaveabookthattellsyouabouthim，donotcomeforwardatoncetopaythischieftributelikeeveryoneelse？”Irepliedbyasking，“HowcouldIknowthatthiswasachief，whohadallowedmetoremainadayandahalfnearhimwithoutgivingmeanythingtoeat？”This，whichtotheuninitiatedmayseemsophistry，wastotheCentralAfricansquitearationalquestion，forheatonceadmittedthatfoodoughttohavebeensent，andaddedthatprobablyhischiefwasonlymakingitreadyforme，andthatitwouldcomesoon。
　　AfterbeingweariedbytalkingalldaytodifferentpartiessentbySansawe，wewerehonoredbyavisitfromhimself：heisquiteayoungman，andofratherapleasingcountenanceTherecannothavebeenmuchintercoursebetweenrealPortugueseandthesepeopleevenhere，soclosetotheQuango，forSansaweaskedmetoshowhimmyhair，onthegroundthat，thoughhehadheardofit，andsomewhitemenhadevenpassedthroughhiscountry，hehadneverseenstraighthairbefore。
　　Thisisquitepossible，asmostoftheslave-tradersarenotPortuguese，buthalf-castesThedifferencebetweentheirwoolandourhaircausedhimtoburstintoalaugh，andthecontrastbetweentheexposedandunexposedpartsofmyskin，whenexhibitedinevidenceofourallbeingmadeofonestockoriginally，andthechildrenofoneMaker，seemedtostrikehimwithwonder。
　　Ithenshowedhimmywatch，andwishedtowinmywayintohisconfidencebyconversation；but，whenabouttoexhibitmypocketcompass，hedesiredmetodesist，ashewasafraidofmywonderfulthings。
　　Itoldhim，ifheknewmyaimsasthetribesintheinteriordid，andasIhopedhewouldyetknowthemandme，hewouldbegladtostay，andseealsothepicturesofthemagiclantern；but，asitwasnowgettingdark，hehadevidentlygotenoughofmywitchery，andbegantousesomecharmstodispelanykindlyfeelingshemighthavefoundstealingroundhisheartHeaskedleavetogo，andwhenhispartymovedoffalittleway，hesentformyspokesman，andtoldhimthat，“ifwedidnotaddaredjacketandamantoourgiftofafewcopperringsandafewpoundsofmeat，wemustreturnbythewaywehadcome。”Isaidinreply“thatweshouldcertainlygoforwardnextday，andifhecommencedhostilities，theblamebeforeGodwouldbethatofSansawe；“andmymanaddedofhisownaccord，“Howmanywhitemenhaveyoukilledinthispath？”
　　whichmightbeinterpretedinto，“Youhaveneverkilledanywhiteman，andyouwillfindoursmoredifficulttomanagethanyouimagine。”
　　Itexpressedadetermination，whichwehadoftenrepeatedtoeachother，todieratherthanyieldoneofourpartytobeaslave。
　　HungerhasapowerfuleffectonthetemperWhenwehadgotagoodmealofmeat，wecouldallbearthepettyannoyancesoftheseborderersonthemorecivilizedregioninfrontwithequanimity；buthavingsufferedconsiderablyoflate，wewereallrathersouredinourfeelings，andnotunfrequentlyIoverheardmycompanionsremarkintheirowntongue，inanswertothreatsofattack，“That’swhatwewant：onlybeginthen；“
　　orwithclenchedteeththeywouldexclaimtoeachother，“Thesethingshavenevertraveled，anddonotknowwhatmenare。”
　　Theworrying，ofwhichIgiveonlyaslightsketch，hadconsiderableinfluenceonmyownmind，andmoreespeciallyasitwasimpossibletomakeanyallowancefortheBashinje，suchasIwaswillingtoawardtotheChiboque。
　　Theysawthatwehadnothingtogive，norwouldtheybebenefitedintheleastbyenforcingtheimpudentordertoreturnwhencewehadcome。
　　Theywereaddinginsulttoinjury，andthisputusallintoafightingspirit，and，asnearlyaswecouldjudge，weexpectedtobeobligedtocutourwaythroughtheBashinjenextmorning。
　　3DAPRILAssoonasdaydawnedwewereastir，and，settingoffinadrizzlingrain，passedclosetothevillageThisrainprobablydampedtheardoroftherobbersWe，however，expectedtobefireduponfromeveryclumpoftrees，orfromsomeoftherockyhillocksamongwhichwewerepassing；anditwasonlyaftertwohours’marchthatwebegantobreathefreely，andmymenremarked，inthankfulness，“WearechildrenofJesus。”Wecontinuedourcourse，notwithstandingtherain，acrossthebottomoftheQuangoValley，whichwefoundbrokenbyclayshalerocksjuttingout，thoughlyingnearlyhorizontallyThegrassinallthehollows，atthistimequitegreen，wasabouttwofeethigherthanmyheadwhilesittingonox-backThisgrass，wettedbytherain，actedasashower-bathononesideofourbodies；andsomedeepgullies，fullofDISCOLOREDwater，completedthecoolingprocess。
　　Wepassedmanyvillagesduringthisdrenching，oneofwhichpossessedaflockofsheep；andaftersixhourswecametoastandneartheRiverQuangolat9d53’S。，long18d37’E。，whichmaybecalledtheboundaryofthePortugueseclaimstoterritoryonthewestAsIhadnownochangeofclothing，Iwasgladtocowerundertheshelterofmyblanket，thankfultoGodforhisgoodnessinbringingussofarwithoutlosingoneoftheparty。
　　4THAPRILWewerenowonthebanksoftheQuango，ariveronehundredandfiftyyardswide，andverydeep。