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molested I would not interfere with them in any 

 way whatever. 



They seemed much impressed by the fact that I 

 went out to them alone and unarmed, and took it at 

 once as an explicit sign of my good intentions. As 

 soon as they fully realised this, they shouted to the 



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warriors to retire and lay aside their arms, as we 

 were friends and had come on a friendly mission. 



The howling army then disbanded and dispersed 

 as quickly as it had made its appearance, and we 

 were shown a pretty site for our camp at a place 

 called Athinga, close beside the village of the chief, 



