INTERVIEW WITH TIBAKAI. 251 
hunter whom he knew. I left the boys and traps 
under a tree amongst the huts, and went with the 
doctor and John to have an interview with Tibakai. 
He is a Mungwato headman, with one or two of 
his own people, but all the rest are Bushmen, hunting 
for him, and staying with him with their families. 
Tibakai said we could not go to the Falls — he was 
captain here. Hearing, however, we did not come 
to hunt, he said we might go but must make our 
scherm here, and stay till to-morrow, when we might 
visit the Falls and return. He then conceded that 
we might have two Bushmen, whom he would give 
us to-night when they returned from hunting, but 
said we inust sleep here to-night. I said we must 
go, and he could do as he pleased about the Bushmen. 
After this he again said we must stay to-night. This 
I flatly refused to do, and had already told him we 
should shoot elephants if we saw them. John wanted 
me to stay, and refused to come away. I ordered 
the boys to start, they having already told me they 
were willing, and again for the third time called John. 
We then started, all but him, and there was a great 
stir in the place ; caps snapping, and one fellow 
running out with his gun. We moved on, I on the 
flank ready to fire ; but it was not necessary. John 
remained behind, but, seeing us get away, joined us, 
and, when I upbraided him, said he was only waiting 
to see what they would do." 
And now a walk of some twelve or fifteen miles 
brought them to the goal. The latter part — five 
miles or so — of this was over rolling ground, and 
