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CHAPTER XII. 



Dr. Livingstone rapidly sinking. Last entries in his diary. Susi and 

 Chumah's additional details. Great agony in his last illness. Carried 

 across rivers and through flood. Inquiries for the Hill of the Four 

 Eivers. Kalunganjovu's kindness. Crosses the Mohlamo into the 

 district of llala in great pain. Arrives at Chitanibo's village. Chi- 

 tambo comes to visit the dying traveller. The last night. Livingstone 

 expires in the act of praying. The account of what the men saw. 

 Remarks on his death. Council of the men. Leaders selected. The 

 chief discovers that his guest is dead. Noble conduct of Chitambo. 

 A separate village built by the men wherein to prepare the body for 

 transport. The preparation of the corpse. Honour shown by the 

 natives to Dr. Livingstone. Additional remarks on the cause of death. 

 Interment of the heart at Chitambo's in llala of the "Wabisa. An 

 inscription and memorial sign-posts left to denote spot. 



[We have now arrived at the last words written in Dr. 

 Livingstone's diary : a copy of the two pages in his pocket- 

 book which contains them is, by the help of photography, 

 set before the reader. It is evident that he was unable to 

 do more than make the shortest memoranda, and to mark 

 on the map which he was making the streams which enter 

 the Lake as he crossed them. From the 22nd to the 27th 

 April he had not strength to write down anything but the 

 several dates. Fortunately Susi and Chumah give a very 

 clear and circumstantial account of every incident which 

 occurred on these days, and we shall therefore add what 

 they say, after each of the Doctor's entries. He writes : — ] 



21st April. — Tried to ride, but was forced to lie down, 

 and they carried me back to vil. exhausted. 



[The men explain this entry thus : — This morning the 

 Doctor tried if he were strong enough to ride on the 



