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of Zomba, the fear of these dreaded marauders had 

 driven them to their present abode. He made many 

 inquiries regarding our visit to the country, what we 

 had seen on Nyassa, and what the Mavite were 

 doing. I left him early, in the hands of Moloka and 

 Chinsoro, and turned in. 



The chief was much discomposed by my not sleep- 

 ing in the hut he had prepared for me. I had just 

 fallen asleep, when " the concert " commenced. 

 Twenty drums, accompanied by the clapping of some 

 two hundred hands, with dancing and singing, made 

 a tremendous din the greater part of the night ; and 

 though I was very tired I got but little rest before 3 

 A.M. Once I called Chinsoro and told him I could 

 bear it no longer. *'0h!" said he, "all this is for 

 master." So I was obliged to put up with it. 



