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freedom ; and many are the substantial presents which 

 he has received. The government lately appointed him 

 British Consul for Tete, Senna, and Quillimane. One 

 graceful act performed towards him by Her Majesty, on 

 the day of the banquet about to be referred to, is of more 

 consequence, in connexion with the success of his expedition, 

 than many are aware of, viz. that of giving him an audi- 

 ence. He never could well satisfy the minds of the natives 

 on the score of not having seen and conversed with his 

 chief: which every African expects, and is expected, at some 

 time of his life to do. Now that difficulty is removed. 



Great success and applause turn the brains of some per- 

 sons; not so with our traveller. With all this well-deserved 

 honour, he still remains the kind, quiet, communicative David 

 Livingstone, the man of purpose, the man of energy, the man 

 of decisive action, and the man of prayer and humble depend- 

 ence on his God ; the man who is a study for other men. 



We now turn attention to his future plans. Since we 

 have set out with the purpose of hearing him, as much as 

 possible, speak for himself, we cannot do better than listen to 

 his own statement of these plans, made at the banquet given 

 on the 13th of February, 1858 1 , under the auspices of the 

 Royal Geographical Society. More than 300 gentlemen, 

 comprising names well known, and most illustrious in rank, 

 science and art, assembled on this occasion to do him honor. 

 Among these were Sir R. I. Murchison, in the chair; the 

 Ambassadors of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, many noble- 

 men; and some ladies who witnessed the proceedings and 

 heard the speeches from the gallery. 



1 This speech is quoted from the Times of the following Monday. 



