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10th May. — I sent to Caseinbe for a guide to Luapula, 

 lie replied that lie had not seen me nor given rne any food ; 

 I must come to-morrow : but next day he was occupied in 

 killing a man for witchcraft and could not receive us, but 

 said that he would on the 12th. He sent 15 fish (perch) 

 from Mofwe", and a large basket of dried cassava. I have 

 taken lunars several times, measuring both sides of the 

 moon about 190 times, but a silly map-maker may alter 

 the whole for the most idiotic of reasons. 



13th May. — Mohamad Bogharib has been here some 

 seven months, and bought three tusks only ; the hunting, 

 by Casembe's people, of elephants in the Mofwe has been 

 unsuccessful. 



We did not get an audience from Casembe ; the fault 

 lay with Kapika — Monteiro's escort — being afraid to annoy 

 Casembe by putting him in mind of it, but on the 15th 

 Casembe sent for me, and told me that as the people had all 

 fled from Chikumbi's, he would therefore send guides to 

 take us to Kabaia, where there was still a population ; he 

 wished me to wait a few days till he had looked out good 

 men as guides, and ground some flour for us to use in the 

 journey. He understood that I wished to go to Bang- 

 weolo ; and it was all right to do what my own chief had 

 sent me for, and then come back to him. It was only 

 water — the same as Luapula, Mofwe, and Moero; nothing 

 to be seen. His people must not molest me again, but 

 let me go where I liked. This made me thank Him who 

 has the hearts of all in His hand. 



Casembe. also admitted that he had injured "Mpamari," 

 but he would send him some slaves and ivory in reparation : 

 he is better than his people, who are excessively litigious, 

 and fond of milandos or causes — suits. He asked if I had 

 not the leopard's skin he gave me to sit on, as it was bad to 

 sit on the ground ; I told him it had so many holes in it 

 people laughed at it and made me ashamed, but he did not 



