Lilongwe to Fort Jameson 



in which many of the villagers joined; so much so 

 that once at least we had to send over to the porters' 

 camp to stop the noise. 



The 1 2th we started at 6 a.m., and marched 

 across to the junction of the Rusa and Livilezi 

 rivers, much to the disgust of our followers, who 

 had hoped for another day at Chetunde Hill, as a 

 pombe drink and a dance was being arranged for in 

 their honour. It was just this pombe drink which 

 decided us to move on, for it w^ould have much 

 disorganized the caravan and upset the men for 

 several days. 



We had hoped that the eland, driven by want 

 of water from Chetunde Hill, might have moved 

 across to the Livilezi. But in this we were disap- 

 pointed ; and when we got there the natives told us 

 that they never visited that portion of the country 

 except in the wet season. This part of the Livilezi 

 is flat and open, and the river appeared to lose 

 itself in a series of marshes. Next morning we 

 followed the course of the Livilezi westward until 

 II A.M. We saw a number of roan antelope and 

 many traces of elephant. 



Whenever we reached a new encampment A 



was in the habit of sending to the nearest village 

 for the chief and any other native who might know 

 something about the game in the neighbourhood, 

 and to interview them while waiting for the caravan 

 to arrive. Many and various were the yarns he 

 used to hear; but on this occasion the village liar 

 excelled himself, and there was hardly an animal 

 mentioned in the game book that did not abound 



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