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with red baize, and arranged in large folds so as to look 

 like a crinoline put on wrong side foremost. His arms, 

 legs and head were covered with sleeves, leggings and cap 

 made of various coloured beads in neat patterns : a crown 

 of yellow feathers surmounted his cap. Each of his head- 

 men came forward, shaded by a huge, ill-made umbrella, 

 and followed by his dependants, made obeisance to Ca- 

 sembe, and sat down on his right and left : various bands 

 of musicians did the same. When called upon I rose and 

 bowed, and an old counsellor, with his ears cropped, gave 

 the chief as full an account as he had been able to gather 

 during our stay of the English in general, and my ante- 

 cedents in particular. My having passed through Lunda 

 to the west of Casembe, and visited chiefs of whom he 

 scarcely knew anything, excited most attention. He then 

 assured me that I was welcome to his country, to go where 

 I liked, and do what I chose. We then went (two boys 

 carrying his train behind him) to an inner apartment, where 

 the articles of my present were exhibited in detail. He 

 had examined them privately before, and we knew that he 

 was satisfied. They consisted of eight yards of orange- 

 coloured serge, a large striped tablecloth ; another large 

 cloth made at Manchester in imitation of West Coast native 

 manufacture, which never fails to excite the admiration of 

 Arabs and natives, and a large richly gilded comb for the 

 back hair, such as ladies wore fifty years ago : this was 

 given to me by a friend at Liverpool, and as Casembe 

 and Nsama's people cultivate the hair into large knobs 

 behind, I was sure that this article would tickle the fancy. 

 Casembe expressed himself pleased, and again bade me 

 welcome. 



I had another interview, and tried to dissuade him from 

 selling his people as slaves. He listened awhile, then broke 

 off into a tirade on the greatness of his country, his power 

 iind dominion, which Mohamad bin Saleh, who has been here 



