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with me on my long journey, as he was familiar 

 with the country to Marsabit and Rudolf, antl 

 friendly with all the chiefs of these parts, who knew 

 him well. I then asked him how it was that h(? 

 could speak Swahili so fluently, and he replied that 

 he had been boy to the Bwana Neumann. " Oh !" 

 I said, "then you are Karogi." " Ndio, Bwana" 

 ("Yes, Master "), he answered, with an oily smile. 



Now when I was at Rumuruti I had been 



specially asked by the District Commissioner there 



to bring this same Karogi back with me if by any 



chance I came across him in my travels, as he was 



wanted for some misdeed or other which he had 



been up to. I thought therefore that it might 



be as well to take the rogue with me, for Neumann 



had been a great wanderer in these parts, and 



Karogi would undoubtedly know the country and 



people well, and might therefore be very useful to 



me. By keeping a close eye on him I hoped to 



be able to steer "him clear of mischief. I rather 



fancy, however, that on several occasions he eluded 



my vigilance. 



While we were at this camp at Turah the painful 

 abscess from which B. was suffering broke at last, 

 which afforded him very great relief. 



I was now anxious to continue my journey to the 

 east, but my guides told me I could not do so, and 

 must turn northwards, as there was no water to the 



