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they could not stay. They were friendly with me, and I bought 
a few small things from them. 
The smallness of their present to the chief in proportion 
to the amount of goods they had brought for their own con- 
sumption was no doubt the cause of the ill favour shown by 
Liwanika to them. He went to visit them one afternoon, 
expecting to get more from them, but with no better success, 
and he came along to my little hut in a very bad humour. 
Sitting down, he said, " They are not the men for my country ; 
they have no sense." Without waiting for a reply from me, 
he called one of his men, and sent him to the hut of the 
Jesuits to ask for a needle and thread. The man returned with 
but one needle and a single thread, which Liwanika held up 
in triumph before me, saying, "Didn't I tell you these people 
had no sense ? If they had, they would have given me a packet 
of needles and a bundle of thread." 
"in necessities." 
Having recovered somewhat, I proposed to return to Panda- 
ma-tenka, hoping to hear of someone coming to join me in 
the work. For some time before I left, Liwanika was much more 
friendly towards me, and I had many talks with him. He did 
not get so excited as before, and would occasionally express his 
confidence in me, saying that he beUeved I had come to teach 
them good things, assuring me also of my having perfect liberty 
in his country to teach the word of God to old and young. 
My supplies were now completely run out, and on this account 
also I was compelled to make a trip down the river. As yet, 
with careful planning, I had been able to buy nearly all I 
needed. Although the king was always ready to give me 
presents of food, I generally refused, not wishing to afford 
the baser sort occasion for remark, as they watch all strangers 
and visitors with a jealous eye, lest they should rob them of their 
share of the chiefs bounty. I have been compelled to part with 
everything saleable, and am now sleeping under skins instead of 
blankets. 
TO PANDA AGAIN FOR GOODS. 
June 12th, 1883. — The king sent me away in his largest river- 
boat with good men, and with instructions that I was to be 
