CHAPTER XIX 



September 23. — We were ready to march at six, 

 but Missambi 's ten men — who had slept in the village — 

 did not show up. Repeated messages failed to unearth 

 them; so at seven we started on for ]\Iyeru's, leaving 

 M'ganga to bring on the rest — when he could find 

 them. Passing the "royal palace," we stopped and 

 made parting bluffs at Missambi and his advisers, who 

 were sullen. 



There was some local dissension, and the truth of the 

 matter is that Missambi had no real authority, though 

 himseK well-disposed. 



Had my chair carried, and sat down in it from time 

 to time. Much better; and the hills seemed to have 

 shrunk since the do\Mi trip. Got some seeds of the 

 red-flowering tree. jNIade the twelve miles in four 

 and a half hours, and camped again at our old camp 

 near the Sultan Myeru. He brought us in eggs and 

 milk, two loads of tu'wembe, and seemed glad to see us. 

 We promised him meat on the morrow. As I did not 

 feel up to it, Cuninghame went out in the afternoon 

 and shot two topi for our own use. M 'ganga got in at 

 six-thirty with ten men, but different ones than we had 



listed before. They had learned the other men 's names, 



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