Bararetta, 
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porters lay about in great disorder, as if all had fallen 
down just where they happened to be standing, too tired 
to seek each other's companionship. Wuledi, Tofiki, 
and the two boys had placed themselves near to us, 
feeling, perhaps, that this was both their duty and 
their privilege. The fires were burning sluggishly, 
as if half inclined to go out, but it was by their fitful, 
lurid glare that I had made out what I have described. 
I lay down again. The fires ceased to blaze, the 
darkness became like pitch. The hard breathing, and, 
in some cases, snoring of the company fell unplea- 
santly on the ear, which was not at all improved by 
the multitude of sounds that rose from the miUions 
of insects which were making their discords among 
the grass. Presently a streak of light passed across 
the gloom, and then became fixed, like a diamond, 
before my eyes. This was beautiful ! It was only a 
fire-fly, but oh ! in such circumstances, how exquisitely 
lovely. It dispelled the gloom from my mind, and 
made all light ; so I fell asleep, musing upon pleasant 
things. 
We were now in the country called by the name at 
the head of the chapter, Bararetta, the district between 
the camp and Mambrui being called Jalicha. Our 
course had been N.N.E. Our camping-place is called 
Kutungu, but there are two other Kutungus in the 
same district. 
We met with a man on this day's march who told 
us that we should find a cow at Kurawa, which had 
been left there by the Masai. The Gallas, suspicious 
that there was sorcery in connection with the leaving of 
this animal behind, were afraid to touch it, to say 
nothing of kilHng it. Our men, having nothing to 
