ciple that as chief o f my own camp I had a
perfect right to exclude unbidden guests, I called
out the “ faithfuls” o f my first expedition, forty -
seven in number, and ranked them on the side
o f the Sultan’s soldiers, to prove to the infuriated
men that, if they fired, they must injure
their own friends, brothers, and chiefs. Frank
Pocock also led a party o f twenty in their
rear, and then, closing in on the malcontents,
we disarmed them, and lashed their guns into
bundles, which were delivered up to the charge
o f Edward Pocock. A small party o f faithfuls
was then ordered to escort the Sultans
soldiers and the women out o f camp, lest some
vengeful men should have formed an ambuscade
between our camp and the river.
From the details furnished in this &nd the
two preceding chapters, a tolerably correct idea
may be gained b y the intending traveller, trader,
or missionary in these lands, o f the proper
method o f organization, as well as the quality
and nature o f the men whom he will lead, the
manner o f preparation and the proportion o f
articles to be purchased. In the Appendix wifi
be found the price list and names, which will
afford a safe guide. ‘
A s there are so many subjects to be touched
upon along the seven thousand miles o f explored
lines, I propose to be b rief with the incidents
and descriptive sketches o f our route to Ituru,
because the country for two-thirds o f the w a y
has been sufficiently described in ‘How I Found
Livingstone, and in the Appendix attached to
the present volumes.