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strained cheerful life which he had witnessed in those 
pagan communities; while I, for my part, could 
assure him, that my reception in Bornu seemed to 
guarantee success, although, under existing circum- 
stances, there seemed to be very little hope that we 
should ever be able to make a journey all round the 
Tsad ; but I thought that, with the assistance of those 
people in Binder and Maduwari whom I had just 
visited, and who appeared to be on friendly terms 
with the islanders, it might be possible to explore the 
navigable part of the lagoon in the boat. 
Mr. Overweg was, in some respects, very badly off, 
having no clothes with him except those which he 
actually wore, all his luggage being still in Kano, 
though he had sent two men to fetch it. I was there- 
fore obliged to lend him my own things, and he took 
up his quarters in another part of our house, though 
it was rather small for our joint establishment. The 
vizier was very glad of his arrival, and, in fulfilment 
of his engagement to deliver all the things left by 
Mr. Richardson* as soon as Mr. Overweg should 
arrive, he sent all the half-empty boxes of our late 
companion in the evening of the next day ; even the 
gun and pistols, and the other things which had 
been sold, were returned, with the single exception of 
Mr. Richardson's watch, which, as the sheikh was 
very fond of it, and kept it near him night and day, 
* A complete list of all these things was forwarded to the 
Government at the time. 
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