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the good feeling which after his death invested all these 

 writings with something like a sacred care in the estimation 

 of his men. It was the Doctor's custom to carry a small 

 metallic note-book in his pocket : a quantity of these have 

 come to hand filled from end to end, and as the men pre- 

 served every one that they found, we have a daily entry 

 to fall back upon. Nor was less care shown for his rifles, 

 sextants, his Bible and Church-service, and the medicine 

 chest. 



Jacob's entry is as follows, and it was thoughtfully made 

 at the back end of the same note-book that was in use by 

 the Doctor when he died. It runs as follows : — 



"11 o'clock night, 28th April. 



" In the chest was found about a shilling and half, 

 and in other chest his hat, 1 watch, and 2 small boxes of 

 measuring instrument, and in each box there was one. 1 

 compass, 3 other kind of measuring instrument. 4 other 

 kind of measuring instrument. And in other chest 3 

 drachmas and half half scrople." 



A word is necessary concerning the first part of this. 

 It will be observed that Dr. Livingstone made his last note 

 on the 27th April. Jacob, referring to it as the only indi- 

 cation of the day of the month, and fancying, moreover, that 

 it was written on the preceding day, wrote down "28th 

 April." Had he observed that the few words opposite the 

 27th in the pocket-book related to the stay at Kalun- 

 ganjovu's village, and not to any portion of the time at 

 Chitambo's, the error would have been avoided. Again, 

 with respect to the time. It was about 11 o'clock p.m. when 

 Susi last saw his master alive, and therefore this time is 

 noted, but both he and Chumah feel quite sure, from what 

 Majwara said, that death did not take place till some hours 

 after. 



