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causing the most intense agony in those parts, march- 

 ing was now out of the question. I could not move. 

 Having had my bed put down again, I lay on it, but 

 could find no position in which I was for an instant 

 free from severe pain. The application of hot water 

 stupes at first afforded slight relief; but at last the 

 pain worked its way into my ear, and almost drove me 

 mad. I never suffered such excruciating torture before 

 or since. Marimba was much concerned about my being 

 thus laid up, and sat by me all day spinning his ball of 

 cotton. Chinsora and Moloka acted as nurses, and 

 were busy stuping all day. I rubbed in a quantity of 

 camphorated spirits of chloroform, and found it gave 

 me great relief 



This was the first day I have been obliged to spend 

 "in bed" since 1862, when I had a very serious at- 

 tack of jungle fever in India, and I cannot say I en- 

 joyed it ! 



After the sun went down I was decidedly better, 

 and told Moloka that if I possibly could carry my 

 head on my shoulders the following morning, I would 

 start ; at any rate, I would make a short march. Con- 

 tinuing the stuping up to a late hour, I slept well 

 during the night ; and though much better next morn- 

 ing, my neck and head were still painful ; however, 

 r determined to try a start, and ordered everything to 

 be got ready. Then sending for Marimba (to whom I 

 had taken a great fancy), and thanking him for all 

 his kindness, I gave him a few more beads, and asked 

 him to send me the porters, as I was going to start. 

 This he promised to do, leaving me for that purpose. 

 Then setting to work at breakfast, while thus em- 



