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position consists in his want of horses, as he is thus 
prevented from following up the partial successes 
which he at times obtains over his enemies. 
Having thus met with full success in our trans- 
actions with the governor, we left the audience hall, 
(which struck me by its simple mode of architecture,) 
consisting of a long narrow room covered with a 
gabled roof thatched with reed, such as are common 
in Yoruba. On returning to my quarters I dis- 
tributed my last presents among those of my com- 
panions who were to remain here, and handed them 
a letter for the Sheikh, wherein I again assured him 
of my attachment to his family, and expressed the 
hope that, even at a great distance, we might not 
cease to cultivate our mutual friendship. 
It had been our intention this time to choose the 
road by Junju, the place which I have mentioned be- 
fore as lying on the northern part of the course of the 
dallul Mauri; but the governor advised us urgently 
to avoid this place, which, being only of small size, and 
not strong enough to follow a certain line of policy, 
was open to the intrigues of friends as well as 
enemies. 
Before we started, the governor sent me Sunday, 
a camel as a present, but I gave it to my ^"S"^^ ^t^- 
companions., although my own animals were in a 
very reduced state. There was a good deal of cul- 
tivation along the track which we pursued, but the 
irregular way in which the crops had sprung up, did 
not seem to testify to any considerable degree of care 
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