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20th August. — Weighed all the loads again, and gave 

 an equal load of 50 lbs. to each, and half loads to the 

 Nassickers. Mabruki Speke is left at Taborah with Sultan 

 bin Ali. He has long been sick, and is unable to go 

 with us. 



21st August. — Gave people an ox, and to a discarded wife 

 a cloth, to avoid exposure by her husband stripping her. 

 She is somebody's child ! 



22nd August. — Sunday. All ready, but ten pagazi lacking. 



23rd August. — Cannot get pagasi. Most are sent off to 

 the war. 



[At last the start took place. It is necessary to mention 

 that Dr. Livingstone's plan in all his travels was to make 

 one short stage the first day, and generally late in the after- 

 noon. This, although nothing in point of distance, acted 

 like the drill-sergeant's " Attention ! " The next morning 

 everyone was ready for the road, clear of the town, unen- 

 cumbered with parting words, and by those parting pipes, 

 of terrible memory to all hurrying Englishmen in Africa !] 



2bth August. — Started and went one hour to village 

 of Manga or Yuba by a granite ridge; the weather clear, 

 and a fine breeze from the east refreshes. It is important 

 to give short marches at first. Marched 1£ hour. 



2Qth August. — Two Nassickers lost a cow out of ten head 

 of cattle. Marched to Borna of Mayonda. Sent back five 

 men to look after the cow. Cow not found: she was our 

 best milker. 



21th August. — Started for Ebulua and Kasekera of Mamba. 

 Cross torrent, now dry, and through forest to village of 

 Ebulua ; thence to village of Kasekera, 3^ hours. Direction, 

 S. by W. 



2§th August. — Eeached Mayole village in 2 hours and 

 rested ; S. and by W. Water is scarce in front. Through 



