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too ;" not knowing its value they think that this is a mere 

 subterfuge to plunder them. Much palm-wine to-day at 

 different parts made them incapable of reasoning further ; 

 they seemed inclined to fight, but after a great deal of 

 talk we departed without collision. 



9th November. — We came to villages where all were civil, 

 Tmt afterwards arrived where there w T ere other palm-trees 

 and palm-toddy, and people low and disagreeable in con- 

 sequence. The mountains all around are grand, and tree- 

 covered. I saw a man with two great great toes : the double 

 toe is usually a little one. 



11th November. — We had heard that the Manyuema were 

 eager to buy slaves, but that meant females only to make 

 Avives of them : they prefer goats to men. Mohamad had 

 bought slaves in Lunda in order to get ivory from these 

 Manyuema, but inquiry here and elsewhere brought it out 

 plainly that they would rather let the ivory lie unused or 

 rot than invest in male slaves, who are generally criminals 

 — at least in Lunda. I advised my friend to desist from 

 -"buying slaves who would all " eat off their own heads," but 

 he knew better than to buy copper, and on our return he 

 acknowledged that I was right. 



loth November. — We came into a country where Du- 

 gumbe's slaves had maltreated the people greatly, and they 

 looked on us as of the same tribe, and we had much trouble 

 in consequence. The country is swarming with villages. 

 Hassani of Dugumbe got the chief into debt, and then 

 robbed him of ten men and ten goats to clear off the debt : 

 the Dutch did the same in the south of Africa. 



11th November. — Copious rains brought us to a halt at 

 Muana Balange's, on the banks of the Luamo Kiver. Moere- 

 kurambo had died lately, and his substitute took seven 

 goats to the chiefs on the other side in order to induce 

 them to come in a strong party and attack us for Hassani's 

 affair. 



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