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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
orders respecting the path, but to which I only- 
answered that I would not pursue any path but 
that I was then following. On this he went off 
apparently much displeased, for which I cared 
the less — as I was determined not to listen to the 
tales of those soi-disant messengers, who haunted 
our march, merely in hopes of exacting some- 
thing from us, or plundering (if occasion pre- 
sented itself) from our baggage. 
We left Gari-Eli at half after six on the morn- 
ing of the S8th, and travelled ten miles north 
by east, over an extremely close country to Bokey 
Guiley, a small village. There we halted for the 
night, and had considerable difficulty in obtain- 
ing a supply of muddy water, the only quality 
which the place afforded. 
When loading the animals the following 
morning, Macca sent one of his satellites to 
say that as he was ill and could not accompany 
us if we moved; he requested us to remain at 
Bokey Guiley until the following morning. As 
I was aware that this was an excuse dictated by 
Amady Samba to detain us, so I refused to 
comply, and, having sent Mr. Partarrieau to urge 
Macca' s coming on, we moved forward at se- 
ven o'clock, but had not proceeded above a mile 
when one of the men who accompanied Mr. 
Partarrieau came running in a great hurry to let 
me know that the people of the village, at the 
