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a Kilimanjaro chief, bringing an ox and a goat as presents ; an 

 occasional afternoon hunting expedition, generally in the direc- 

 tion of Lake Jipe ; the arrival of thirty Wangwana from Little 

 Arusha, on a visit to Jumbe Kimemeta, whom we, however, 

 had the honour of entertaining ; and, most thrilling of all, a big 

 fire in the camp, which, thanks to the way the wind was blow- 



THE CAMP ON FIRE. 



ing at the time, we were able to get under before much 

 mischief was done. 



Lastly, we had to despatch caravans in different directions 

 to collect our scattered goods. One hundred men must go to 

 Pangani, and another hundred to Mombasa. There were 

 plenty of volunteers for this service, for everyone was eager 

 to go back to the coast ; some had purchases to make or 

 business to attend to in Pangani, others in Mombasa. We 



