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number of armed men some 500 or 600 paces from the camp. 

 Utahaj and some of his people went over at once to see what 

 they could do to alter the Samaki's purpose, and the enthu- 

 siastic Terrere held forth for a whole hour in vain, the only 

 result being a yet more determined ' Go back ! ' At last Count 

 Teleki, who was anxious to judge for himself how the matter 

 was likely to end, went to speak to the natives — of course, with 



MAKING BLOOD-BKOTHKEHOOD. 



a strong body-guard, at the same time bidding us hold our- 

 selves in readiness for an attack, which, however, we scarcely 

 dreaded as our position commanded the Samaki's valley. The 

 appearance of the Count, the great Leibon who had already 

 more than once given rain to the land, had the best effect, and 

 before very long the wrathful Samaki had found a black sheep 

 with which to make blood-friendship with us. 



It was very interesting to note the behaviour of the natives 



