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river north of Cape Delgado, and, in addition to my 

 other work, shall strive, by passing along the northern 

 end of Lake Nyassa, and round the southern end of Lake 

 Tanganyika, to ascertain the watershed of that part of 

 Africa." 



The first part of the scheme was his own, the second 

 he had been urged to undertake by the Geographical 

 Society. The sums in aid contributed by Government 

 and the Geographical Society were only £500 each ; but 

 it was not thought that the work would occupy a long 

 time. The Geographical Society coupled their contri- 

 bution with some instructions as to observations and 

 reports which seemed to Dr. Livingstone needlessly 

 stringent, and which certainly ruffled his relation to the 

 Society. The honorary position of Consul at large he was 

 willing to accept for the sake of the influence which it 

 gave him, though still retaining his opinion of the shab- 

 biness which had so explicitly bargained that he was to 

 have no salary and to expect no pension. 



The truth is, if Livingstone had not been the most 

 single-minded and trustful of men, he would never have 

 returned to Africa on such terms. The whole sum placed 

 at his disposal was utterly inadequate to defray the cost 

 of the Expedition, and support his family at home. Had 

 it not been for promises that were never fulfilled, he would 

 not have left his family at this time as he did. But in 

 nothing is the purity of his character seen more beautifully 

 than in his bearing towards some of those who had gained 

 not a little consideration by their connection with him, 

 and had made him fair promises, but left him to work on 

 as best he might. No trace of bitter feeling disturbed 

 him, or abated the strength of his love and confidence. 



Dr. Livingstone went first to Paris with his daughter, 

 and left her there for education. Passing on he reached 

 Marseilles on the 19th August, and wrote her a few 

 lines, in which he informed her that the man who was 



