names-A tribe that “ had lost all their wives ’’-Long-
plaited beards— The confluence of the Luama and thè
Livingstone ..
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CHAPTER IV.
At a swinging pace-Tippu-Tib, the Arab trader-News
of Cameron and his difficulties-The river that flows
North for ever - In Dwarf-land, fighting the dwarfs-j/
ippu-Tib’s conditions—Friends in council—Heads or
tails Kalulu’s accident-Nyangwé, its residents and
market—A muster of the Expedition .. ...................
CHAPTER V.
Tippu-Tib’s henchmen—In the primeval forest, a wilderness
of trees—Primitive furniture—Our sufferings in the
pagans’ forest - Tippu-Tib breaks d ow n -A village
blacksmith—“ Soko” skulIs-Professor Huxley’s opinion
thereon—TH E LIVINGSTONE— A day dream—The road
to the ocean—Timid counsels — “ The Wasambye!”—
“ Ooh-hu! ooh-hu!”—Successful diplomacy .. .. l6l
CHAPTER VI.
“Mama, the Wasambye !”—The fight in the Ruiki—The
lost found Dangerous disobedience—In the nick of
time—A savage captive—Music hath charms—Neutral
market-places on the banks of the Livingstone—A town
of one street—Deserted villages— Organizing a hospital
—An island' wasted by lightning— “ The people of the
filed teeth”—Primitive salt-making—Hostages captured
—At close quarters—Raining arrows— “ Bo-bo, bo-bo,
bo-bo-o-o-oh!”—A desperate affa'r and opportune reinforcements
Cutting the. canoes adrift—Tippu-Tib deserts
Tne My appeal to the “ sea children”—Christmas
Day among the cannibals— “ Victory or death” .. .. 200
CHAPTER VII.
Farewell to Tippu-Tib—Attacked from both banks—The
fat savage makes a bad shot at me— The Lowwa
CONTENTS. VII
river—In the home of the elephants— Insect life—Ka-
tembo, our cannibal interpreter: triumphs of eloquence
—A storm on the river—New Year’s Day—Bullets
against spears— “ Sennenneh!” — Tempting the female
mind—The reward of a good deed—A river armada:
crocodile boats—Betwixt cataracts and cannibals .. .. 253
CHAPTER VIII.
Fighting betimes—Blazing a path—We take an island
by storm—A desperate dilemma—Road-making under
fire—A miraculous escape—A terrible march—Peace by
stratagem— Below the Fifth Cataract — Our cannibal
captives-Fighting the Wana-Rukura—The Wana-Ru-
kura islanders— Approaching the Seventh Cataract—
A deserted island— The Seventh Cataract of the Stanley
Falls—The fish of the cataracts— Clear of the Stanley
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CHAPTER IX.
Again in open watei;—Frank Pocock feels the position
The Mburra or Yaryembi— A running fight “ Ya-
Mariwa! Ya-Mariwa! ’’— Our tactics of capture—Monster '
spears— Growing weary of fighting for life— The power
of laughter Fish creeks—A wasp swarm of canoes_
Another invincible armada— A village of ivory-Relics
of cannibal feasts— The Welle of Schweinfurth—Hunted
to despair— Their “meat” escapes the cannibals— Wild
nature—Among friendly natives—The Congo!............... 329