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to be one of those eccentric complaints, the after-effects 

 of African fevers : it was attended with severe pain, 

 and swelling extending over the stomach, the right 

 side, the right arm, and the right half of the neck, 

 depriving him of sleep and repose. In every position, 

 whether sitting, lying, standing, rising up, or sitting 

 down, he complained of aching muscles. I purchased 

 a goat and sheep for the men for one dhoti Amerikan. 



On the 28th we halted for the restoration of 

 wounded feet, the pagazis' being all blistered by 

 the last four long marches. I now slaughtered 

 and gave the two purchased animals to the men, as 

 no one grumbled at my refusing the last bullock, a 

 recognised present for the whole party, though nomi- 

 nally given to the Sahib. These people, like the 

 Arabs, and all those who have many wives, seem to 

 find little enjoyment in that domestic bliss so inter- 

 esting and beautiful in our English homes. Except 

 on rare occasions, the husband never dines with his 

 wife and family, always preferring the exclusive soci- 

 ety of his own sex : even the boys, disdaining to dine 

 with then: mothers, mess with the men; whilst the 

 girls and women, having no other option, eat a separate 

 meal by themselves. 



We started at 6 A.M. on the 29th, and marched 

 thirteen miles to a village at the northern extremity 

 of the district. The face of the country is still very 

 irregular, sometimes rising into hills, at other times 

 dropping into dells, but very well cultivated in the 



