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to the cliief, he assured us that his people had none. However, 

 when we hinted that it might be serious for him if this state 

 of things were to continue any longer, the horses were forth- 

 coming. That night we arrived at a village called Marsu 

 where we did not stop, but continued riding through the night 

 till well on into the next day. Then we met some of Gosling's 

 carriers who had been paid off and were returning to Kukawa. 

 They told us that my brother was better ; so, being very 

 tired, we turned off to a small village, called Chessangala, 

 and rested for the night. Next day, having changed horses 

 we rode into Maifoni at noon. 



