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of a little less than four miles an hour ; and this was by no 

 means the season of high water. Thus they finished, in 

 twenty-five days, their journey along the left bank of the 

 great river. 



Very thankful was Livingstone when he found himself 

 and all his crew landed on the right bank of the Zambesi. 

 After he had sent back a grateful offering to Mpende, they 

 descended to an island belonging to the Chief Mozinkwa. 

 In that neighbourhood they were long detained by continued 

 rains, and by the illness of the poor fellow of the Batoka tribe ; 

 who had for some time before been carried or supported by 

 his companions. When his case became hopeless, the Ma- 

 kololo wished to leave him ; but to that proposal our Author 

 could not think for a moment of giving his consent. At 

 length the sick man died : and soon afterwards another man, 

 of the same tribe, deserted from them to Mozinkwa. He 

 did this openly — stating that the Makololo had killed both 

 his father and mother, and that he would not remain with 

 them any longer. To this Dr Livingstone made no objec- 

 tion — only telling him that, if he changed his mind, he 

 would be received back into their company ; and at the same 

 time telling Mozinkwa that the man must not be treated as 

 a slave. On the lower part of the river they were sure to 

 meet with many treacherous slave-dealers, and it would not 

 do for them to have any unwilling followers. 



Considering that the men were of many tribes, and had 

 been used to marauding warfare, their whole conduct had 

 indeed been excellent; and a good discipline had been main- 

 tained among them by the firmness and kindness of their 

 leader ; who kept the tribes separate at their resting-places, 

 and made the head-man of each tribe responsible for the 

 conduct of those who were under him. Occasionally they 

 were visited by Natives who had been down as far as Tete ; 

 and there had heard of the English tribe that hated and 

 put down the slave-trade. The English are men, said 



