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M'Garabi, who had played king, was among the chiefs who sur- 

 rounded Kararasi, but he occupied a seat on the ground, thus 

 proving how really unimportant he was. 



At length the king asked Baker why he had not visited him 

 before. " Because I had been starved in this country and was 

 unable to walk," was the reply. A conversation ensued, but of 

 little satisfaction. Kamrasi justified the personating of himself 

 by his brother upon the ground that he was not certain but that 

 Baker was an ally of Debono. He then began to beg, as usual, 

 asking for the Highland suit, watch, compass and rifle, all of 

 which Baker refused, telling him that he was certainly not 

 the real Kamrasi, as a great king could not be such an inveterate 

 beggar. 



In personal appearance Kamrasi was a remarkably fine-looking 

 man, tall and well proportioned, with a handsome face of dark- 

 brown color, but his expression was peculiarly sinister. He was 

 beautifully clean, and instead of wearing the bark-cloth common 

 among the Unyoro people, he was dressed with an elegant mantle 

 of black and white goat-skins, as soft as chamois. His officers 

 sat on the ground at some distance from his throne. When they 

 approached to address him on any subject, they crawled upon 

 their hands and knees to his feet, and touched the ground with 

 their foreheads. 



Kamrasi, though acting very coolly, dismissed Baker with an 

 assurance that his wants would be attended to, and on the same 

 evening sent him two loads of flour, a goat and two jars of 

 plantain cider. 



Kisoona was the name of the town where they were now 

 encamped, and since the boats had no doubt already left Gondo- 

 koro, Baker gave himself no further concern about continuing 

 his journey. The fever was still so tenacious in its hold upon 

 himself and wife that they were unable to walk, but fortunately 

 they had an abundance of milk, which being allowed to curdle 

 before using, gave such nourishment that both rapidly increased 

 in flesh, though but little in strength. Upon the recommendation 

 of the Turks under Ibrahim, who had remained with Kamrasi 



