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Farewell to Livingstonia—On board the llala—Lieutenant Giraud and the
rescuing party—Mara’s good-bye—An enticing supper—A hunter shot
dead Eaten by a crocodile—Slave dhows—Routes of slave caravans—
Danger of releasing slaves—The road' to Tanganyika—Origin of the
Makololo war—A tragedy of the Shire river—The banks of the Upper
Shiri—Bird life—Crocodiles and hippos—Matope—Abundance of game
—An- animated scene—Canoe upset by a. hippo—Carriers from
Blantyre—Revived strength and hope—Cure for dysentery—Blantyre
The trading station—Comfort at last—Routes to Quillimane—
Scarcity of food—Leopard attacks on goats—Death of Captain'Foote
■ ‘-fi-The employment of a consul at Blantyre—A bootless expedition—
Makoka—Katungas—The significance of llala and Blantyre—Livingstone’s
tomb m Westminster Abbey—A request for black overalls—
A troublesome chief—The incorrigible Fred—Bargaining for a lion’s
skull—Superstition at Katungas—Ula and Muave—Muave drinking— '
Ordeals of guilt—Hunting superstitions—Marriage and other domestic
customs.
T h e m o r n i n g o f o n r d e p a r t u r e f r o m t h e t r a n q u i l b a y o f
L i v i n g s t o n i a w a s b e a u t i f u l ; b u t I b a d n o f e e l i n g o f r e g r e t
As I l o o k e d b a c k u p o n t b e v a n i s b i n g s c e n e , a l t b o u g b i t w a s
k e p t i n v i e w U n t i l t b e d e s e r t e d m i s s i o n s t a t i o n w a s l o s t i n
t b e d i s t a n c e . G r a d u a l l y t b e h o r i z o n w id e n e d a s w e s t e a m e d
i n t o t b e o p e n o f t h e l a k e , t b e sm o k e o f t b e s t e a m e r r o l l i n g
i n b l a c k v o l u m e s f r o m t b e f u n n e l , a n d c o n t r a s t i n g s t r a n g e l y
w i t h t b e s t r e a k s o f f l e e c y c l o u d s s a i l i n g s l o w l y a c r o s s t b e
h i g h h e a v e n s . T b e p u l s e o f t b e t i n y e n g i n e s t h r o b b e d a
h u n d r e d a n d o n e t o t b e m i n u t e a s t b e l i t t l e llala b o l d l y
b r e a s t e d t b e b i l lo w s o n t b e b r o a d b o s o m o f N y a s s a . *
* The llala is a small steamer belonging to the African Lakes Company.
She supplied the missionaries at Bandawe, on the lake.
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