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CHAPTEE X. 



Arrival and Reception of Livingstone's Body. — Some Particulars of his Death. — The 

 Future of the Expedition. — Its Partial Abandonment. — Murphy resigns. — Dillon 

 compelled to turn back. — The Personnel of my Expedition. — Parting from Dillon. 

 I o-o forward Alone. — Troubles of Transport. — I throw away Preserved Provis- 

 ions. — A Native Plea for Slavery. — The Death of Dr. Dillon. — A Sad Blow. — Ka- 

 sekerah.— Offended Dignity of Askari. — Shirking their Work. — Determined De- 

 serters.— A Pleasant March. — Village Clubs. — A Visit to Murphy. — The Manner 

 of transporting Livingstone's Body. — Capture of a Thief. — I reduce my Kit. — A 

 Dirty and Drunken Chief. — Muscat Donkeys. — The Road blocked. 



On the arrival of the body a few days later, Said ibn Salim, October, 

 Shaykh ibn Nassib, Abdallah ibn Nassib, and the principal Ar- ^^'^^- 

 abs without exception, showed their respect to Livingstone's 

 memory by attending the reception of the corpse, which we 

 arranged with such honors as we were able. The askari were 

 drawn up in front of the house in two lines, between which the 

 men bearing the body passed ; and as the body entered, the col- 

 ors which, contrary to our usual custom, had not been hoisted 

 that morning, were shown half-mast high, 



Susi, on whom the command had devolved on the death of 

 Livingstone, brought a couple of boxes belonging to him, and 

 his guns and instruments. He also stated that a box contain- 

 ing books had been left at Ujiji, and that shortly before his 

 death the doctor had particularly desired that they should be 

 fetched and conveyed to the coast. " 



Dr. Livingstone's death, as far as I could ascertain from the 

 description given by his men, occurred rather to the westward 

 of the place marked in the map published in "Livingstone's 

 Last Journals." He had been suffering from acute dysentery 

 for some time, but his active mind did not permit him to re- 

 main still and rest. Had he done so for a week or two after 

 the first attack, it was the opinion of Dr. Dillou, upon reading 

 the last few pages of his journal, that he would most probably 

 have recovered. 



