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hands of tlie person whom it most concerned : lie 

 boldly carried it to the Prince, and reproached 

 him in no measured terms with his perfidy. 

 Sayyid Said found himself overmatched, sub- 

 mitted to Kismat, and, admiring the traveller's 

 spirit and openness, determined to win his at- 

 tachment. The two became firm friends ; the 

 Consul was the influential adviser of the ruler, 

 and the latter intrusted him with secrets jeal- 

 ously hidden from his own. The reason why 

 the trade of Zanzibar was surprisingly devel- 

 oped under the primitive rule of an Arab Prince 

 is not only the immense wealth of Eastern 

 Africa, it results mainly from the wise measures 

 of a man who for the greater part of his life 

 devoted himself to the task. It was an un- 

 worthy feeling which made M. Guillain write of 

 my late friend (ii. 23), ' Bref, sa reputation est 

 de placer fort bien, et a beaux benefices, 1' argent 

 que lui donnent la reine et le gouvernment de la 

 compagnie ' — his generosity to his family left 

 little after his decease. Not the least of Sayyid 

 Said's anxieties upon his death-bed was to reach 

 Zanzibar alive, and even when half-unconscious 

 he continually called for Colonel Hamerton. It 

 is suspected that he wished to communicate the 

 place of his concealed treasures, which, despite 



