THE LAST TREK 



the pleasures from which they had been so long 

 separated. Mohamet said good-bye, and went, and 

 was sorry; Kongoni departed, after many, and 

 sincere protestions; quiet little Mavrouki came back 

 three times to shake hands again, and disappeared 

 reluctantly but disappeared; Leyeye went; Abba 

 Ali followed the service of his master, Cuninghame; 

 "Timothy" received his present in which he was 

 disappointed and departed with salaams. Only 

 Memba Sasa remained. I paid him for his long 

 service, and I gave him many and rich presents, and 

 bade farewell to him with genuine regret and 

 affection. 



Memba Sasa had wives and a farm near town, 

 neither of which possessions he had seen for a very 

 long while. Nevertheless he made no move to see 

 them. When our final interview had terminated 

 with the usual "bass!" (It is finished) he shook 

 hands once more and withdrew, but only to take his 

 position across the street. There he squatted on his 

 heels, fixed his eyes upon me, and remained. I 

 went downtown on business. Happening to glance 

 through the office window I caught sight of Memba 

 Sasa, again across the street, squatted on his heels, 

 his gaze fixed unwaveringly on my face. So it was 

 for two days. When I tried to approach him, he 

 glided away, so that I got no further speech with him; 



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