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CHAPTER VI. 



Leaves for Ujiji. Dangerous journey through forest. The Manyuema 

 understand Livingstone's kindness. Zanzibar slaves. Kasongo's. 

 Stalactite caves. Consequences of eating parrots. 111. Attacked in 

 the forest. Providential deliverance. Another extraordinary escape. 

 Taken for Mohamad Bogharib. Kunning the gauntlet for five hours. 

 Loss of property. Reaches place of safety. 111. Mamohela. To the 

 Luamo. Severe disappointment. Recovers. Severe marching. 

 Reaches Ujiji. Despondency. Opportune arrival of Mr. Stanley. 

 Joy and thankfulness of the old traveller. Determines to examine 

 north end of Lake Tanganyika. They start. Reach the Lusize. No 

 outlet. " Theoretical discovery " of the real outlet. Mr. Stanley ill. 

 Returns to Ujiji. Leaves stores there. Departure for Unyanyembe 

 with Mr. Stanley. Abundance of game. — Attacked by bees. Serious 

 illness of Mr. Stanley. Thankfulness at reaching Unyanyembe. 



20th July, 1871. — I start back for Ujiji. All Dugmnbe's 

 people came to say good bye, and convoy me a little way. 

 I made a short inarch, for being long inactive it is unwise 

 to tire oneself on the first day, as it is then difficult to get 

 over the effects. 



21st July. — One of the slaves was sick, and the rest 

 falsely reported him to be seriously ill, to give them time 

 to negotiate for women with whom they had cohabited : 

 Dugumbe saw through the fraud, and said " Leave him to 

 me : if he lives, I will feed him ; if he dies, we will bury him : 

 do not delay for any one, but travel in a compact body, as 

 stragglers now are sure to be cut off." He lost a woman of 

 his party, who lagged behind, and seven others were killed 

 besides, and the forest hid the murderers. I was only too 

 anxious to get away quickly, and on the 22nd started off at 



