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laugh at their countrymen, in imitation of their masters, 

 and will not reveal their real thoughts : one said that they 

 believed in two Superior Beings — Reza above, who kills 

 people, and Eeza below, who carries them away after death. 



6th December. — Ten of Syde bin Habib's people came 

 over, bringing a letter, the contents of which neither 

 Mpamari nor Mohamad cares to reveal. Some think, with 

 great probability, that he asks, " Why did you begin a 

 " war if you wanted to leave so soon ? Did you not know 

 " that the country people would take advantage of your 

 "march, encumbered as you will be by women and slaves?" 

 Mohamad Bogharib called me to ask what advice I could 

 give him, as all his own advice, and devices too, had been 

 lost or were useless, and he did not know what to do. The 

 Banyamwezi threatened to go off by night and leave him, 

 as they are incensed against the Babemba, and offended 

 because the Arabs do not aid them in wreaking their ven- 

 geance upon them. 



I took care not to give any advice, but said, if I had 

 been or was in his place, I would have sent or would send 

 back Bin Juma's captives, to show that I disapproved of his 

 act — the first in the war — and was willing to make peace 

 with Chapi. He said that he did not know that Bin Juma 

 would capture these people ; that Bin Juma had met some 

 natives with fish, and took ten by force, that the natives, 

 in revenge, caught three Banyamwezi slaves, and Bin Juma 

 then gave one slave to them as a fine, but Mohamad did 

 not know of this affair either. I am of opinion, however, 

 that he was fully aware of both matters, and Mpamari's 

 caracoling showed that he knew it all, though now he 

 denies it. 



Bin Juma is a long, thin, lanky Suaheli, six feet two 

 high, with a hooked nose and large lips : I told Mohamad 

 that if he were to go with us to Manyuema, the whole party 

 would be cut off. He came here, bought a slave-boy, and, 



