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pit able. He gave me a house, goats, chickens, 

 cakes, and honey, and was most kind to us all. It 

 was at this place, formerly called Eumonge, that 

 several Roman Catholic missionaries were mur- 

 dered by the Arabs. 



We stayed a few days and then went on to 

 Ujiji, where I was the guest of Sefu bin Raschid, 

 the most hospitable and friendly Mussulman that 

 I have ever known. He loaded me with gifts and 

 presents, and was most kind in every way. He 

 did not even swindle me, as he could very well 

 have done. Here I despatched most of my men 

 to the coast. They were very glad to go. I was 

 told that there was no difficulty whatever in their 

 going alone, and Captain Hore and others had also 

 sent their men back from this place. I therefore 

 gave them all " chits," or letters, and posho, and 

 with much regret said good-bye to the thirty 

 stalwarts, who had behaved in a most gallant way 

 throughout our dangerous journey. Nine sick and 

 personal attendants I took on with me to Kituta. 

 The others, excepting four or five, who were 

 detained by the German authorities, appear to 

 have arrived safely. 



For the cloth I paid Sefu partly with the 

 English sovereigns which had accompanied me 

 and partly by a draft on Kituta, to which place 

 I had sent funds before starting. 



After a very severe attack of fever I was carried 

 on board the dhow, and we started for Abercorn, or 



