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islanders are reputed to be, but this kindness was over- 

 whelming. Here was the good Samaritan and no mistake. 

 Never was I more hard pressed ; never was help more 

 welcome." 



During thirteen months Stanley received no fewer 

 than ten parcels of letters and papers sent up by Mr. 

 Webb, American Consul at Zanzibar, while Livingstone 

 received but one. This was an additional ground for faith 

 in the efficiency of Stanley's arrangements. 



The journey to Unyanyembe was somewhat delayed 

 by an attack of fever which Stanley had at Ujiji, and it 

 was not till the 27th December that the travellers set 

 out. On the way Stanley heard of the death of his 

 English attendant Shaw, whom he had left unwell. On 

 the 18th of February 1872 they reached Unyanyembe, 

 where a new chapter of the old history unfolded itself. 

 The survivor of two headmen employed by Ludha Damji 

 had been plundering Livingstone's stores, and had broken 

 open the lock of Mr. Stanley's store-room and plundered 

 him likewise. Notwithstanding, Mr. Stanley was able to 

 give Livingstone a large amount of calico, beads, brass 

 wire, copper sheets, a tent, boat, bath, cooking-pots, 

 medicine-chest, tools, books, paper, medicines, cartridges 

 and shot. This, with four flannel shirts that had come 

 from Agnes, and two pairs of boots, gave him the feeling 

 of being quite set up. 



On the 14th of March Mr. Stanley left Livingstone 

 for Zanzibar, having received from him a commission to 

 send him up fifty trusty men, and some additional stores. 

 Mr. Stanley had authority to draw from Dr. Kirk the 

 remaining half of the Government grant, but lest it 

 should have been expended, he was furnished with a 

 cheque for 5000 rupees on Dr. Livingstone's agents at 

 Bombay. He was likewise intrusted with a large folio 

 MS. volume containing his journals from his arrival at 

 Zanzibar, 28th January 1866 to February 20, 1872, 



