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when we had plenty. If one remained behind, we knew 

 his object in delaying was stealing. He gave what he 

 filched to the others, and Musa shared the dainties they 

 bought with the stolen property. When spoken to he would 

 say, " I every day tell Johanna men no steal Doctor's things." 

 As he came away and left them in the march, I insisted on 

 his bringing up all his men; this he did not relish, and 

 the amount stolen was not small. One stole fifteen pounds 

 of fine powder, another seven, another left six table-cloths 

 out of about twenty-four; another called out to a man to 

 bring a fish, and he would buy it with beads, the beads 

 being stolen, and Musa knew it all and connived at it ; but 

 it was terror that drove him away at last. 



With our goods in canoes we went round the bottom 

 of the heel of Nyassa, slept among reeds, and next morning 

 (27th) landed at Msangwa, Avhich is nearly opposite Kim- 

 susa's, or Katosa's, as the Makololo called him. A man 

 had been taken off by a crocodile last night ; he had been 

 drinking beer, and Avent down to the water to cool himself, 

 where he lay down, and the brute seized him. The water 

 was very muddy, being stirred up by an east wind, which 

 lashed the waves into our canoes, and wetted our things. 

 The loud wail of the women is very painful to hear; it 

 sounds so dolefully. 



28th September. — We reached Kimsusa's, below Mount 

 Mulundini, of Kirk's range.* The chief was absent, but he 

 was sent for immediately : his town has much increased 

 since I saw it last. 



29th September. — Another Arab passed last night, with 

 the tale that his slaves had all been taken from him by the 

 Mazitu. It is more respectable to be robbed by them than 

 by the Manganja, who are much despised and counted 



* So named when Dr. Livingstone, Dr. Kirk, and Mr. Charles Living- 

 stone, discovered Lake Nyassa together. 



