XV.] TWINS. 203 



down in any village, as they had in this one, until all their vie- Apvii, 

 tinis' food is consumed, and the huts are burned as fuel. They ^^^"^^ 

 then make a foray on another, and repeat this little game. 

 None of the regular inhabitants attempt resistance, but seek 

 safety in flight, for Watuta fighting means indiscriminate 

 slaughter. 



Here, for the first time in Africa, I saw a woman with twins. 



