FromwhatIhadheardIconsideredthatRiongamustbeaveryfinefellow，andmuchsuperiortoeitherKamrasiorhisson。
　　InmyformerjourneyIhadaccomplishedalonganddifficultexplorationwithoutfiringashotatahumanbeing；andIhadstudiouslyavoidedmeddlinginnativepolitics，whichiscertaintoinvolveatravellerindifficulty。IthadalwaysbeenasourceofgreatsatisfactionwhenI
　　lookedbacktomypastadventures，andreflectedthatIhadneverpulledatriggeratanative；thusthearrivalofawhitemaninthesecountrieswouldberegardedwithoutsuspicion。
　　InmypresentexpeditionIhadalwaysendeavouredtopreservepeace，but，asthisworkwillshow，Iwasineveryinstanceforcedtowarinabsoluteself-defence。IwasthereforedeterminednottoattackRionga，unlessheshouldpresumetodefythegovernment。
　　InreplytoKabbaRegaandhischiefs，whoallhadjoinedintheargument，IdeclaredthatIwouldfindmeanstoestablishpeace，andthatRiongawouldassuredlycometoterms。Nothingwouldinducemetouseforceagainsthimoranyotherperson，unlessabsolutelynecessary。
　　IsuggestedtoKabbaRegathatheshouldforamomentchangepositionswithRionga。WhatwouldhisfeelingsbeshouldIwantonlyattackhim，simplybecauseIhadbeenrequestedtodosobyhisenemy?
　　Noargumentwasofanyavail。KabbaRegareplied，”Youweremyfather’sfriendandbrother：yourwifewasthesame。Youdrovebacktheslave-huntersunderWat-el-Mekbyhoistingyourflag。Sinceyouleftus，theslave-huntershavereturnedandruinedthecountry。Myfatherisdead；butRiongaisstillalive。Nowyouaremyfather，andyourwifeismymother：willyouallowyourson’senemytolive?”
　　Itwasquiteuselesstoattemptreasonwiththishardenedyoungfellow，whohadnotanideaofmercyinhisdisposition。Ashehadmurderedhisownrelativesbythefoulesttreachery，sohewouldofcoursedestroyanypersonwhostoodinhisway。IthereforechangedtheconversationtoAbouSaood。
　　KabbaRegaandhissheiksallagreedthathehadarrivedheresometimeagoinaverymiserableplight，exceedinglydirty，andridinguponadonkey。Hewaswithoutbaggageofanykind，andheintroducedhimselfbygivingapresenttoKabbaRegaofanold，batteredmetalbasinandjug，inwhichhewashed，togetherwithaveryoldandworn-outsmallcarpet，uponwhichhewasaccustomedtosit。Withthesemagnificentpresentshedeclaredthathewas”thesonofasultan，whohadcometovisitthekingofUnyoro。”
　　KabbaRegahadrepliedthat”hedidnotbelieveit，ashehadheardthathewassimplyatrader。”
　　ReportshadreachedUnyorothatIhadarrivedatGondokoro，andthatI
　　wasonmywaytovisitKamrasi，andtoexploretheAlbertN’yanza；
　　thereforeKabbaRegahadquestionedAbouSaoodconcerningme。”Oh，”AbouSaoodreplied，”thatmanwhomwecall’thetraveller’?Ohyes，hewasaverygoodfellowindeed；butheisdead。Hediedlongago。
　　ThePachaisaverydifferentperson；andIhopehewillneverbeabletoreachthiscountry。Ifhedoes，itwillbeabadtimeforYOU。””Indeed！”repliedKabbaRega。”IheardthatthePachaandthetraveller，thefriendofmyfather，werethesameperson。””Youhavebeendeceived，”saidAbouSaood。”ThePachaisnotlikethetraveller，oranyotherman。Heisamonsterwiththreeseparateheads，ineachofwhicharesixeyes——threeuponeachside。Thuswitheighteeneyeshecanseeeverythingandeverycountryatonce。Hehasthreeenormousmouths，whicharefurnishedwithteethlikethoseofacrocodile，andhedevourshumanflesh。HehasalreadykilledandeatentheBaripeopleanddestroyedtheircountry。Shouldhearrivehere，hewillpullyoufromthethroneandseizeyourkingdom。Youmustfighthim，andbynomeansallowhimtocrosstheriveratFoweera。MysoldierswillfighthimontheroadfromGondokoro，aswillallthenativesofthecountry：butIdon’tthinkhewillbeabletoleaveGondokoro，ashehasalargeamountofbaggage，_andIhavetoldtheBarisnottotransportit：——thushewillhavenocarriers。”
　　ThiswastheactualreportthatAbouSaoodhadgiventoKabbaRega，asthedragomanUmbogohadbeentheinterpreter，inthepresenceofMohammed，myoldCairodragoman。
　　Ilaughedoutrightatthisabsurdity：atthesametimeitcorroboratedallthatIhadalreadyheardofAbouSaood’streachery。IimmediatelyaskedKabbaRegaifhewassatisfiednowthathehadseenme?Hereplied，”AbouSaoodisaliar，andyouareKamrasi’sfriend，andmyfather：thereforeyouwill，Iamsure，assistme，andrelievemefrommygreatenemy，Rionga。Ishallthenknowthatyouareindeedmytruefriend。”
　　Oncemoreitwasnecessarytochangetheconversation。Anumberofbuffoonsthatwerekeptaboutthecourtfortheamusementoftheyoungkingnowcameforward。Thecrowdwasdrivenback，andanopenspacehavingbeenthuscleared，theyperformedacurioustheatricalscene，followedbyageneralfightwithclubs，untiloneman，havingknockeddownalltheparty，remainedthevictor。Thesceneterminatedwithanactofdisgustingindecency，whichcreatedroarsoflaughterfromtheimmensecrowd，whoevidentlyconsideredthiswasthegreatjokeofthepiece。”KabbaReganowtookleave，andretiredashehadbeforearrived，withdrums，whistles，horns，flageolets，makingahorriddin……”
　　ThespotthatIhadselectedforastationwasatthesouthernedgeofthetown，fromwhichsitethelandslopedintoavalleyaboutahundredfeetbelow。Ihadatoncecommencedclearingawaythehighgrass，and，asusualwhenfirstsettling，Ihadbrokenupafewsmallplots，andhadalreadysownseedsofEnglishcucumbers，sweetmelons，&c。
　　Thesoilwaswonderfullyrich，atthesametimeitwasveryeasilyworked。Whenthetallrankgrasswastornoutbytheroots，afinesurfacewasexposedthatresembleddarkchocolate。Thiswasavegetableloam，withaminimumoftwofeetthickness，restinguponabrightredquartzgravel。
　　Thequartzwasnotrounded，andappearedtobeonlytheresidueofdecayedrockthathadneverbeensubjectedtotheactionofrunningwater。Whenwashed，ahandfulremainedofsharpandclearwhitefragments。
　　Withsuchasubsoilthecountrymustbehealthy，astheheaviestshowerdrainedrapidlythroughthegravel。
　　Iemployedtheprisonersinclearingthegrass，whilethesoldierscommencedcultivation，anddugupthegroundwithanumberofhoesthatIborrowedfromKabbaRega。
　　TheseimplementsarenearlythesameinshapeasthoseinGondokoroandthroughouttheMadicountry，butsmaller，andtheironisverybrittleandinferior。TheyarenotusedliketheDutchhoe，withalonghandle，butarefixeduponapieceofwoodwithabendofnaturalgrowth，sothehoecanbeusedwithadownwardstrokelikeapick-axe。
　　On29thAprilIcommencedbuildingagovernmenthouseandpublicdivan。
　　ThekingofUgandaM’tesehasenvoysthroughoutthecountrieswhichsurroundhisdominions。Oneofthesechiefs，whorepresentedM’teseatMasindi，paidmeavisit，andgavemeagooddealofinformation。
　　HedescribedtheM’wootanN’zigeAlbertN’yanzaasformingthewesternfrontierofKaragwe，fromwhichpointitturnedwestwardforadistanceunknown。ThiswasasimilardescriptiontothatgivenbyKamrasisomeyearsago。
　　Igavetheenvoyaredandyellowhandkerchieftotiearoundhishead。
　　ThemanwasneatlydressedinIndianclothesthathadarrivedfromBombayviaZanzibar。
　　On30thApril，KabbaRegasentapresentoftwelveelephants’tusks，forty-oneloadsoftullaboon，twelvepotsofsourplantaincider，andthirty-fourcows。Atthesametime，hecomplainedthatsomeofAbouSaood’speopleweretakingslavesintheneighbourhoodofFoweeraandKisoona。
　　Theprincipalchiefs，togetherwithKabbaRega，assuredmethatAbouSaood’speoplehadbeeninthehabitoftorturingpeopletoextractfromthemthesecretofthespotinwhichtheircornwasconcealed。
　　ThroughoutUnyorotherearenogranariesexposedatthepresenttime，asthecountryhasbeenravagedbycivilwar；thusallcornisburiedindeepholesspeciallyarrangedforthatpurpose。Whentheslave-hunterssoughtforcorn，theywereinthehabitofcatchingthevillagersandroastingtheirposteriorsbyholdingthemdownonthemouthofalargeearthenwaterjarfilledwithglovingembers。Ifthistortureofroastingalivedidnotextractthesecret，theygenerallycutthesufferer’sthroattoterrifyhiscompanion，whowouldthendivulgethepositionofthehiddenstorestoavoidasimilarfate。ThisaccusationwascorroboratedbyMohammed，theCairodragoman。
　　Itisdifficulttoconceivethebrutalityofthesebrigands，who，thusrelievedfromthefearofagovernment，exhibittheirunbridledpassionsbyeveryhorriblecrime。
　　Umbogo，theinterpreter，wasnowregularlyinstalledinahutwithincallofmytent。Thismanappearedtobeexceedinglyfondofus，andhewasthemainsourceofinformation。
　　Hehadaverylovelywife，aBahooma，whowasalightbrowncolour，withbeautifulAbyssinianeyes；shehadbeengiventohimbyKabbaRega，withwhomhewasagreatfavourite。
　　Umbogowasveryintelligent，andhetookagreatinterestinallmyplansforestablishingfreetradethroughoutthecountry：buthetoldmeprivatelythathethoughttheideawouldbeopposedsecretlybyKabbaRega，whowouldwishtomonopolizealltheivorytrade，inordertokeepuptheprice，andtoobtainthewholeofthemerchandise。
　　Thegreatvarietyofgoodsmuchastonishedhim，andheadvisedmestronglytosendforalargesupplyofsoap，forwhichtherewouldbeagreatdemand，asalightcomplexionwasgreatlyadmiredinUnyoro。HesaidthatMohammed，theCairodragoman，wasseveralshadeslightersinceIhadsuppliedhimwithsoap；thiswastrue，ashehadbeenveryfilthybeforemyarrival；butUmbogowaspersuadedthatthedifferencebetweenwhiteandblackpeoplewascausedbythefactofourancestorshavingalwaysusedsoap，whiletheblacksusedonlyplainwater。Thisethnologicalfacthavingbeenestablished，Igavehimasmallpiece，tohisgreatdelight，asheexpressedhisintentiontobecomeawhiteman。
　　IwasalwayschattingwithUmbogoandthevariouschiefs，especiallywithmyfavourite，Kittakara，whowasKabbaRega’smostconfidentialcounsellor。Theygavemeagraphicaccountoftheroyalfuneralthathadtakenplaceafewmonthsago，whenKamrasihasinterred。
　　WhenakingofUnyorodies，thebodyisexposeduponaframeworkofgreenwood，likeagiganticgridiron，overaslowfire。Itisthusgraduallydried，untilitresemblesanover-roastedhare。
　　Thusmummified，itiswrappedinnewbark-cloths，andliesinstatewithinalargehousebuiltspeciallyforitsreception。
　　Thesonsfightforthethrone。Thecivilwarmaylastforyears，butduringthisperiodofanarchy，thelateking’sbodyliesstillunburied。
　　Atlength，whenvictoryhasdecidedinfavourofoneofhissons，theconquerorvisitsthehutinwhichhisfather’sbodyliesinstate。Heapproachesthecorpse，andstandingbyitsside，hesticksthebutt-endofhisspearintheground，andleavesitthusfixedneartherighthandofthedeadking。Thisissymbolicalofvictory。
　　Thesonnowascendsthethrone，andthefuneralofhisfathermustbehisfirstduty。
　　Animmensepitortrenchisdug，capableofcontainingseveralhundredpeople。
　　Thispitisneatlylinedwithnewbark-cloths。
　　Severalwivesofthelatekingareseatedtogetheratthebottom，tobearupontheirkneesthebodyoftheirdepartedlord。
　　Thenightprevioustothefuneral，theking’sownregimentorbody-guardsurroundmanydwellingsandvillages，andseizethepeopleindiscriminatelyastheyissuefromtheirdoorsintheearlymorning。
　　Thesecaptivesarebroughttothepit’smouth。
　　Theirlegsandarmsarenowbrokenwithclubs，andtheyarepushedintothepitonthetopoftheking’sbodyandhiswives。
　　Animmensedinofdrums，horns，flageolets，whistles，mingledwiththeyellsofafranticcrowd，drowntheshrieksofthesufferers，uponwhomtheearthisshovelledandstampeddownbythousandsofcruelfanatics，whodanceandjumpupontheloosemouldsoastoformitintoacompactmass；throughwhichthevictimsofthishorridsacrificecannotgropetheirway，theprecautionhavingbeentakentobreakthebonesoftheirarmsandlegs。Atlengththemangledmassisburiedandtroddendownbeneathatumulusofearth，andallisstill。Thefuneralisover。
　　UponmyreturntoEgyptIwasonedayrelatingthisbarbarouscustomtoafriend，whenMr。Kay，ofAlexandria，remindedmeofthecuriouscoincidenceinthedescriptionofthetravelsofIbnBatuta，writtenA。D。1346。
　　IamindebtedtoMr。KayforthefollowingextractfromtheworkofIbnBatuta，whichwillgofartoprovetheextremeconservatismofAfricansinallthatregardstheirritesandcustoms。
　　OnhisarrivalatKhanBalikPekin，IbnBatutafoundthatthekhan，oremperor，wasabsent。Hiscousinhadrisenagainsthim，andhadbeenjoinedbymostoftheameers，whoaccusedthekhanofhavingbrokenthelawsoftheYassak，andhadcalleduponhimtoabdicate。
　　Theemperormarchedagainsttherebelsattheheadofanarmywhich，IbnBatutasays，consistedofamillioncavalryandhalfamillioninfantry。Abattlewasfought，inwhichthekhanwasdefeatedandkilled。