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question. Two or tliree days' march west he struck a 

 powerful chief named Walioba, who rides mules at 800 

 rupees per mule, and is generally a personage; and sold 

 our last four donkeys to him — ^when we shaU arrive — 

 at 80 rupees. In his territory were buffalo; and Cun- 

 inghame had found out where. 



We talked the matter over, then resolved to store the 

 bulk of our goods here with Missambi; to strike di- 

 rectly south in search of a river called the Ruwana or 

 Rubana where several people had told us many lions 

 were to be found; and then either to return here or to 

 Walioba's. 



Accordingly we spent the afternoon making up loads, 

 interrupted by occasional heavy showers. 



Morning, 65; noon, 95; night, 70. 



