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lined the way, and con- 
tinued to be the only 
vegetation visible till we 
reached Kinsembo. Here, 
naturally, I was received 
with that cordial welcome 
and hearty hospitality 
which are extended by 
all Enghsh traders in 
West Africa to the stranger, no 
matter what his position or nation- 
ality may be. In a comfortable, 
airy room, with an organ at one 
end, and many pictures on the 
walls, we sat down, friends of five 
minutes standing, to as good a 
dinner as the tinned provisions of 
Kinsembo could produce. 
In this place, where native food 
5 is almost non-existent, Save an occa- 
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