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a sworn enemy of Msidi, till lately wandering at large with a few 
followers and hunted by the Garenganze. 
Kasoma's wife was buried. My men went through the usual 
ceremony of questioning the corpse as to the cause of death. 
The answer was that a female slave, long since dead, had come 
to take her, because at the slave's death no drums were beaten. 
This reply was made out from the varied jerkings of the pole to 
which the corpse was tied, and which was borne on the shoulders 
of two men. 
February \st. — After a long march this morning, we camped 
during a drenching rain. 
2nd. — Reached Moelo's town. All were delighted when we 
came to fields of corn and abundance of food — a very pleasant 
sight after so many days of hunger while passing through a 
deserted country. 
3r^. — Remained in camp; my men eating to their hearts' 
content. Moelo sent me three baskets of corn and half a 
wild hog. 
MOLENGA. 
February ^th. — Marched to-day through beautiful hilly country. 
Camped in a hollow surrounded by steep hills, within two hours' 
march of Molenga's old town. I had sent a man on ahead yes- 
terday to advise Molenga of my coming, as is the custom. To my 
surprise I had not been in camp more than ten minutes when 
people came to meet me, carrying loads of food — maize-corn, 
pumpkins, fresh beans, all cooked, and a load of corn besides. 
5M. — Arrived at Molenga's old town; he has built another, 
an hour's journey further on. He sent a headman to greet me, 
and in the evening his three drummers came to escort us in our 
visit to him on the morrow. Molenga is the second man in the 
Garenganze kingdom, captain of the forces, etc. 
6th. — Scarcely had we reached Molenga's this morning and 
built our camp when the chiefs present arrived : a tooth of 
ivory (about 30 lbs.), a good fat goat, and twenty-nine loads of 
corn — enough to disconcert me ; for I had only given him as yet 
eight yards of calico. 
My first thought was to return the ivory, but all protested 
loudly against my doing so, saying I could not offer Molenga a 
greater insult. I went to greet the chief with nothing in my hand, 
