2 1 2 SPORT IN ABYSSINIA. 



had to sleep in an Abyssinian hut, where I could 

 see the moon shining through the roof, and insects 

 and creeping things paid me unwelcome visits. The 

 door of this hut was so low that entrance had to be 

 effected on the hands and knees. Notwithstanding 

 all these little inconveniences, I managed to sleep 

 pretty well, after a good dinner made of the two 

 geese's livers, which were both large and excellent, and 

 brought to mmd pate de foie gr as — without truffles. 



March i6. — This morning I was not troubled with 

 the very violent pain which I usually experienced, 

 and altogether I felt in better condition. I asked the 

 chief of the village if he could give me two coolies to 

 guide our party as far as Gundet, as I proposed 

 adopting a new and shorter route, which would save a 

 day's march. He at length found two men, who for 

 two dollars each were to go with me ; one dollar each 

 I had to pay before they started, and the balance was 

 to be given them on arrival. The villagers brought 

 up plenty of fresh eggs for breakfast — they were the 

 only things which really seemed to agree with me. 

 A great crowd of Abyssinians watched me as I 

 got up in the morning and performed my toilet : 

 what seemed to excite their attention most was the 

 operation of washing my teeth with a tooth-brush 

 and some charcoal. They could not make out what 

 I could possibly be doing, as their mode of cleaning 



