empty—“ How many moons is dat since we leave Buluwayo ? ” ■
—Miseries of travel—Native houses—The “ Three Brothers ”•—•
The great basin of the Zambesi—Tropical forests . . 254—277
CHAPTER XII.
ENTERING THE “ PLY COUNTRY.”
A descent into heat—Tea the best drink—Drinking generally—
Rhinoceros—Symptoms of another strike—Intense heat—
Msingua river—Suru—“ Dar is the tsetse fly now, master! ”—
The “ Ely Country” at last—An odd hue and cry—Mysterious
words — Strange conduct of the guides — Unravelling the
m y ste r y ........................................................ ...... 278—284
CHAPTER XIII.
CHIBINGA.
Skulls on gate-posts—Black but not comely—Meaning of Mzungo—
A dubious reception—Karemba’s nonchalance—Marching into
the town—Confusion of tongues—Undesirable quarters—A waterless
river—Hungry retainers—Absence of King Sakanii—Mi;
Hunting, a last resource—The mother of the monarch—-Rats
swarming—A mutilating wolf—Inyota versus women—•“ Satan ”
is bibulous—Flies in myriads—Signs of disaffection—Negotiations
with the “ faithfuls ”—Truculent Inyota—The monarch’s
mother, commands my attendance—Curious reception—Hopes
revived—Deplorable servility—Comparison with Mexican peone
—The palmero punishment—I Us shall die from de hunger
I start in search of the King—Bringing down a boar—Game on
the route—The Mkumbura river—Spoor of wild animals—-The
busy tsetse—Description of the tsetse—A lion adventure—
Fierceness of heat—The Umzengaizi river—Msenza—Meeting
with Sakanii—Courteous greeting—Civilized comforts—The
King’s mode of travelling—His Portuguese connection—Returning
to Chibinga—The King’s bearers—Rapid progress—Prospects
of relief—Noisy welcome to Chibinga . . . . . . . 285-316
ILLUSTRATIONS.
P o r t r a it o p t h e A u t h o r
A So u th A f r ic a n T r o ph y ..
L a n d in g a t P ort E l iz a b e t h
“ Ou t s pa n ”
P o r t r a it o f M r . F . C. S e lo u s
T h e R o y a l K r a a l o f L o b en g e la ..
“ T h e F a i t h f u l s ”
A cross t h e U m v u l i ..
A n A n x io u s Mom en t ..
Mode o f Cro ssin g R iv e r s ..
T h e Y u l c a n o f M ash o n a -l a n d
M id n ig h t R e t r e a t fr om Cb u z u ’s .
M a k in g B a r k B l a n k e t s
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to L a k e N y a s sa (from a Survey hy W. Montagu Kerr, O.E.).
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