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still a few barter goods left, which I had taken the precau- 

 tion to deposit with Mohamad bin Saleh before going to 

 Manyuema, in case of returning in extreme need. But when 

 my spirits were at their lowest ebb, the good Samaritan was 

 close at hand, for one morning Susi came running at the 

 top of his speed and gasped out, " An Englishman ! I see 

 him ! " and off he darted to meet him. The American flag 

 at the head of a caravan told of the nationality of the 

 stranger. Bales of goods, baths of tin, huge kettles, cooking 

 pots, tents, &c, made me think " This must be a luxurious 

 traveller, and not one at his wits' end like me." (28th Octo- 

 ber.) It was Henry Moreland Stanley, the travelling corre- 

 spondent of the New YorJc Herald, sent by James Gordon 

 Bennett, junior, at an expense of more than 4000Z., to obtain 

 accurate information about Dr. Livingstone if living, and if 

 dead to bring home my bones. The news he had to tell to 

 one who had been two full years without any tidings from 

 Europe made my whole frame thrill. The terrible fate that 

 had befallen France, the telegraphic cables successfully laid 

 in the Atlantic, the election of General Grant, the death of 

 good Lord Clarendon — my constant friend, the proof that 

 Her Majesty's Government had not forgotten me in voting 

 1000?. for supplies, and many other points of interest, revived 

 emotions that had lain dormant in Manyuema. Appetite 

 returned, and instead of the spare, tasteless, two meals a day, 

 I ate four times daily, and in a week began to feel strong. 

 I am not of a demonstrative turn ; as cold, indeed, as we 

 islanders are usually reputed to be, but this disinterested 

 kindness of Mr. Bennett, so nobly carried into effect by 

 Mr. Stanley, was simply overwhelming. I really do feel 

 extremely grateful, and at the same time I am a little 

 ashamed at not being more worthy of the generosity. 

 Mr. Stanley has done his part with untiring energy ; good 

 judgment in the teeth of very serious obstacles. His help- 

 mates turned out depraved blackguards, who, by their 



