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bowels. He is very weak ; his legs are swollen, but bodj 

 emaciated. 



6th March. — Repairing tent, and receiving sundry stores. 

 Moenemokaia died. 



1th March. — Received a machine for filling cartridges. 



8th and 9th March. — Writing. 



10th March. — Writing. Gave Mr. Stanley a cheque for 

 5000 rupees on Stewart and Co., Bombay. This 500Z. is 

 to be drawn if Dr. Kirk has expended the rest of the 1000/. 

 If not, then the cheque is to be destroyed by Mr. Stanley. 



12th March.— Writing. 



loth March. — Finished my letter to Mr. Bennett of the 

 New York Herald, and Despatch No. 3 to Lord Granville. 



14:th March. — Mr. Stanley leaves. I commit to his care 

 my journal sealed with five seals : the impressions on them 

 are those of an xYmerican gold coin, anna, and half anna, 

 and cake of paint with royal arms. Positively not to be 

 opened. 



[We must leave each heart to know its own bitterness, as 

 the old explorer retraces his steps to the Tembe at Kwihara, 

 there to hope and pray that good fortune may attend his 

 companion of the last few months on his journey to the 

 coast ; whilst Stanley, duly impressed with the importance 

 of that which he can reveal to the outer world, and laden 

 with a responsibility which by this time can be fully com- 

 prehended, thrusts on through every difficulty. 



There is nothing for it now but to give Mr. Stanley 

 time to get to Zanzibar, and to shorten by any means at 

 hand the anxious period which must elapse before evidence 

 can arrive that he has carried out the commission entrusted 

 to him. 



As Ave shall see, Livingstone was not without some 

 material to afford him occupation. Distances were calcu- 

 lated from native report ; preparations were pushed on for 



