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CHAPTER V. 



In Lake Pamalombe — Again in the Shire — Two Saucy Tribes of Mach- 

 ingas — Entrance into Lake Nyassa — Storm in the Lake — Terror of 

 the Makololo — The Right Man in the Right Place — Charming 

 Little Bay — Native Fishermen — Important Information — A Mon- 

 grel Arab — Further Information respecting Livingstone — Karongo 

 — An Even Swop — Large Native Village — Room in which Living- 

 stone had slept — Course taken by him — His Portrait recognised 

 — In the Footsteps of the Great Traveller — Visit of an Ajawah 

 Chief — Interest taken by the Natives in the Success of the Expe- 

 dition — A Place of Skulls. 



AT 10 A.M. on the morning of the 6th September, 

 we sailed into Lake Pamalombe, and a stiff 

 breeze from the south-east carried us quickly on. 

 Unfortunately the confluence of the Shire was not 

 struck, and fancying he must have kept too much to 

 the east, Mr. Young coasted along to the west. We 

 soon found ourselves with a lee shore and freshening 

 breeze near a small village. The anchor was now let 

 go within a hundred yards of the natives, who assem- 

 bled on the beach to see us. 



The wind was so high, that though we could easily 

 be heard on shore, as we asked them to point out the 



