40 THE LAKE REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA. 



delights in bargaining, and the Indian having brighter 

 wits relies upon them for a profit, which the establish- 

 ment of fair prices would curtail. It were in vain to 

 attempt any alteration in this style of doing " business ; " 

 however despicable it may appear in the London market, 

 it is a time-honoured institution in East Africa. 



