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which was all that remained now, and even this being 
ready to fall. We found a collection of a hundred 
and fifty huts, and a goodly number of natives. We. 
were conducted to the " luanda," an open shed or 
palaver-house. Mats were brought and spread upon 
the floor, upon which we were invited to take our seats. 
Our object was, of course, to ascertain whether the 
people were disposed to receive missionaries, and to 
preach the Gospel to all who would listen to us. A 
large number of people crowded about us, but their 
curiosity to see us was so intense that they did not 
care to hear us. The Shaha was for some time 
missing. He and his grey-beards had retired to 
discuss our visit. Just as our patience was becoming 
exhausted, the party made their appearance. We 
explained that we were missionaries, and wished to 
teach them the word of God ; and asked them if they 
were disposed to receive Christian teachers among 
them. They did not appear to apprehend us ; but as 
they did not wish to cross us, they gave just such 
rephes as they thought would please us. They were 
. expecting presents from us ; and they were afraid 
that any discourtesy on their part might indispose us 
to give. It is exceedingly difficult to get at the real 
heart of these people. They invited us to visit them 
again, and declared that the land was ours. We 
knew what amount of meaning to attribute to their 
words, and did not feel therefore over-flattered. We 
bade them farewell. 
An hour and a half's walk, still in a northerly direc- 
tion, brought us to the kaya of Jibana, or, as it is 
called by the Wanika, Dsihana. The kaya contained 
only a few huts, and the stockade was in a state of 
