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was Halima who informed on Chirango, as he offered her 

 beads for a cloth of a kind which she knew had not hitherto 

 been taken out of the baggage. This was so far faithful in 

 her, but she has an outrageous tongue. I remain because of 

 an excessive hemorrhagic discharge. 



[We cannot but believe Livingstone saw great danger in 

 these constant recurrences of his old disorder: we find a 

 trace of it in the solemn reflections which he wrote in his 

 pocket-book, immediately under the above words : — ] 



If the good Lord gives me favour, and permits me to finish 

 my work, I shall thank and bless Him, though it has cost 

 me untold toil, pain, and travel ; this trip has made my hair 

 all grey. 



15th February, Sunday. — Service. Killed our last goat 

 while waiting for messengers to return from Matipa's. Even- 

 ing : the messenger came back, having been foiled by deep 

 tinga-tinga and bouga. He fired his gun three times, but no 

 answer came, so as he had slept one night away he turned, 

 but found some men hunting, whom he brought with him. 

 They say that Matipa is on Chirube islet, a good man too, 

 but far off from this. 



16th February. — Sent men by the hunter's canoe to 

 Chirube, with a request to Matipa to convey us west if he 

 has canoes, but, if not, to tell us truly, and we will go east 

 and cross the Chambeze where it is small. Chitunkubwe's 

 men ran away, refusing to wait till we had communicated 

 with Matipa. Here the water stands underground about 

 eighteen inches from the surface. The guides played us 

 false, and this is why they escaped. 



11th February. — The men will return to-morrow, but they 

 have to go all the way out to the islet of Chirube to Matipa's. 



Suffered a furious attack at midnight from the red Sirafu 

 or Driver ants. Our cook fled first at their onset. I lighted 

 a candle, and remembering Dr. Van der Kemp's idea that no- 



