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that occupied by the bedstead of Walderheros, I 

 put up a large map of Africa, whilst in the pro- 

 longed sweep, on the other side of the table, was 

 contained my own bed, and although the greatest 

 width of the recess was scarcely five feet, altogether 

 when the arrangements were complete, I consi- 

 dered my retreat to be very snug and comfortable. 

 All the portion of the inner wall of the house, in 

 front of my chair and table, was knocked down, 

 and being exactly opposite to the door, which was 

 again opposite to the little wicket of my garden 

 enclosure, not only was light admitted freely into 

 my study, but I always had a good view, from my 

 chair, of what was going on in the interior of my 

 house, and also of the neighbours who might be 

 passing down the lane, and who generally, whether 

 they saw me or not, bawled out the morning or 

 evening salutation. 



I was now gradually becoming accustomed to 

 the circumstances of my situation, and began 

 to take more interest in observing man as I 

 found him in Shoa, but still I could not over- 

 come my disease, although for the sake of infor- 

 mation, I had called into my aid nearly all 

 native means and medicines. To-day some 

 pretenders to a mysterious kind of treatment 

 were introduced by Walderheros, with a strong- 

 request that I should give them a trial, but on 

 understanding that they were professors of the 

 black art, and undertook to dislodge the saroitsh, 



