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CHAPTER VI. 



A Surly Party of Natives— Fishermen intent on their Occupation — 

 Traces of Livingstone at Pakaooma — Story of his Death ridiculed 

 by Natives — Slaughter of the Manganjas — A Storm on the Lake — 

 The Search dragging her anchor — Out in search of Elephants — 

 Fears of my Guide's Treachery — Elephants in the Reeds — Elephant 

 Steaks — Challenged at the Entrance of a Native Village — Attempt 

 to discover the River Lekue — Marenga and a few of his Wives — 

 His Account of Livingstone's Visit and his Desertion by his Fol- 

 lowers — A Native Concert — A Squall — Moloka's Lecture — A Sleep- 

 ing Alligator. 



HALF an hour s coasting brought us abreast of 

 a considerable village, about two miles south 

 of the Lintipe. On the beach there were numbers of 

 men, women, and children. They seemed a little 

 frightened at our approach, and packed themselves 

 into groups ; but we passed by, bidding them good 

 morning, and landed some hundred yards beyond 

 them. Mr. Young, myself, and Sinjeery then walked 

 quietly towards them. They were all armed with 

 bows and arrows. On landing amongst armed, 

 men, I always had my revolver concealed about 

 me. In answer to our inquiries for the chief, they 

 said he was not there, that he had gone to Marenga. 

 They were Ajawahs, and had many Manganja women 



