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their minds to command and dictate when 

 and where we should go. After exhausting 

 all diplomatic means, and being convinced 

 that the sole object was to extort additional 

 compensation, day after day, I sent for the 

 loadah and read the riot act to him. In 

 another chapter I have advised the shooter 

 that when the loadah of his houseboat 

 became sullen and unwilling the best 

 course was to put him ashore, and so I told 

 this loadah that if he did not mend his 

 ways he should at once be put on shore. 

 Doubtless he informed the crew of my 

 threat and soon we saw that all, loadah 

 and crew, had conspired for the crew to go 

 ashore and the latter were actually prepared 

 to do so. But we gave them a word of 

 positive command, with a look that showed 

 what we meant, and the conspirators soon 

 appeared quite humble. Proceeding up 

 the river, we saw a place that looked 

 favorable for shooting, and at 2 p.m. stopped 

 the boat, and with dogs and guns made our 

 first appearance on the banks of the river 

 in shooting uniform. There was no game 

 here and we returned to the boat at 7 p.m., 

 weighed anchor and gave orders to go up 



