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Busikosa^and Yisanganwi, both of whom are semi- 

 independent, I had no very great difficulty except 

 such as was due to my ill-health, which forced me 

 to be largely carried every day. 



The first night I encamped in the country directly 

 under Mwesi things became worse. 



I was sitting exhausted in my camp when I 

 heard a shot. I immediately came out but could 

 see nothing. Then there was a second, and I at 

 once hurried off with five men to the valley where 

 it appeared to have been fired. I found a re- 

 spectable old porter, Mirambo, with three bad 

 spear wounds, lying on the ground half conscious. 

 I found he had been stealing maize, and had been 

 attacked from behind by three of the people. 

 Never in all my life have I had to exercise such 

 self-restraint. I wanted to punish them, but what 

 could I do with 40 men ? There were at least 

 2,000 people, each armed with two spears and bow 

 and arrows, who followed me daily. I was in the 

 centre of the country, and though I could have 

 punished them, I must have lost more men, or at 

 any rate had more wounded. I was obliged to 

 restrain myself. Now let me again point out a 

 curious coincidence. 



My men were attacked in only three places 

 during the whole of my journey of some 2,500 

 miles. The first was in Ankole, just at the spot 

 where Captain Langheld killed 35 people in his 

 fight with Antari. 



