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yards were unusually spacious, and the cottages very 
large ; but it struck me that I did not see a single 
" b6ngo," or hut of clay walls, and I thought myself 
justified in drawing the conclusion that the inhabi- 
tants must find shelter enough under their light 
thatched walls, and consequently that the rainy sea- 
son is moderate here. 
We had scarcely emerged from the narrow lanes of 
the village, when I was gratified with the first sight 
of the mountainous region ; it was Mount Deladeba 
or Dalantuba, which appeared towards the south, and 
the sight of which filled my heart with joyous anti- 
cipations not unlike those with which, on my first 
wandering in 1840, I enjoyed the distant view of the 
Tyrolian Alps from the village Semling, near Munich. 
But our march was but a pretence ; we had not been 
a full hour on the road, crossing a country adorned 
chiefly with the bushes of the wild gonda, when Bfl- 
lama left the path and entered the village Fiigo 
Mozari. The reason was, that to-day (Thursday) the 
market was held in the neighbouring Uje Kasukula, 
and it was essential that some of our party should 
visit, or (to use their expression) " eat " this market. 
However, I did not stay long in our quarters, 
which, though comfortable, were rather close, and of 
an extremely labyrinthine character, being divided 
into several small yards separated from each other by 
narrow passages inclosed with high siggedi mats. 
After a brief delay I mounted again with Bfllama 
and Bii-Sad, and after two miles reached the market- 
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