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extortionate before, and much more now that he has been 

 emboldened by success in plundering. 



16th November. — After waiting some time for the men I 

 sent men back yesterday to look after the sick donkey, they 

 arrived, but the donkey died this morning. Its death was 

 evidently caused by tsetse bite and bad usage by one of the 

 men, who kept it forty-eight hours without water. The 

 rain, no doubt, helped to a fatal end; it is a great loss 

 to me. 



17th November. — We went on along the bottom of a high 

 ridge that flanks the Lake on the west, and then turned up 

 south-east to a village hung on the edge of a deep chasm in 

 which flows the Aeezy. 



18th November. — We were soon overwhelmed in a pour- 

 ing rain, and had to climb up the slippery red path which is 

 parallel and near to Mbette's. One of the men picked up a 

 little girl who had been deserted by her mother. As she 

 was benumbed by cold and wet he carried her ; but when I 

 came up he threw her into the grass. I ordered a man to 

 carry her, and we gave her to one of the childless women ; 

 she is about four years old, and not at all negro-looking. 

 Our march took us about S.W. to Kampamba's, the son of 

 Kasonso, who is dead. 



19th November. — I visited Kampamba. He is still as 

 agreeable as he was before when he went with us to Liemba. 

 I gave him two cloths as a present. He has a good-sized 

 village. There are heavy rains now and then every day. 



20th, 21st, and 23rd November. — The men turn to stringing 

 beads for future use, and to all except defaulters I give a 

 present of 2 dotis, and a handful of beads each. I have 

 diminished the loads considerably, which pleases them much. 

 We have now 3^ loads of calico, and 120 bags of beads. Several 

 go idle, but have to do any odd work, such as helping the sick 

 or anything they are ordered to do. I gave the two Nassickers 

 who lost the cow and calf only 1 doti, they were worth 14 



