THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. jgi 



her, as he went out, Remember I did not excommunicate 

 him. 



I LEFT Confu with his horfes and men ; and, though it 

 was now late, I went to the camp to pay my compUments 

 to Fafd. Having no arms, I was very much molefted both 

 in going and coming, under various pretences ; I was after- 

 wards kept waiting about half an hour in the camp with- 

 out feeing him ; he only fent me a meflcige that he would 

 fee me on the morrow. However, we met feveral friends 

 we had feen at Bamba, and from them we learned at length 

 what we fhortly had heard from Ayto Confu, that Woodage 

 Afahel had fent a party to intercept and rob us ; and it was 

 that party which was called the five Agows, who had pafTed 

 Fafil's army the night after we left Kelti*. They told us 

 that the Lamb faid they were Agows, not to alarm us, but 

 that he knew very well who they were, and what was their 

 errand ; and that, the night after he left us, he got upon 

 their track by information from three country men whonx 

 they had robbed of fome honey, furrounded them, and, in 

 the morning, had attacked them well of Geeih, and, though 

 inferior in number, had llain and wounded the whole par- 

 ty as dexteroufly as he had promifed to us a,t our laft in- 

 terview. 



I SENT a fmall prefent to our friend the Lamb, in tokerii 

 of gratitude ro him, and delivered it to three people, that I 

 might be fare one of them would not Ileal it, and took Fa- 

 fil's guarantee to fee it delivered ; but this was upon a fol- 

 lowing^ 



^-See ray laft joamey to the fountains of the Nile. 



