Weichu. 
would be more honourable to kill them in fair and 
open fight, but he did not see that it would be wrong 
to shoot down a pursuer simply because he had got 
beyond that pursuer s reach. This he thought would 
be carrying magnanimity too far. 
We thought of the man whom we had met at 
Kurawa. He with his whole party must certainly 
have been taken by the foe. Boiji Hirebaya, too, and 
his family, how had they fared 1 We were glad to be 
informed in the evening that both parties, having been 
warned in time, had escaped in the night. Boiji soon 
after put in an appearance. 
As to our own plans we were now entirely in the 
hands of the Gallas. We were wishful to proceed to 
Ganda without delay, but were told this would not do. 
It would, it was urged, be necessary to inform the 
Chief of our presence, and Aba Rufat, his brother, 
was despatched for this purpose. He took his leave 
of us saying, " I shall be back on the day after to- 
morrow ; in the meantime you must wait here." The 
prospect of spending two days in such a place was not 
cheering, but we were obliged to submit. 
Hirebaya and Dado came to us in the course of the 
day, and desired to see the goods we had brought for 
their Aiyu" (king-chief). We objected, urging that the 
loads could not be conveniently unpacked, and that we 
wished to convey them as they were to their proper 
destination. They replied, " Are we not your friends } 
Was it not with us that you first consulted about com- 
ing into our country t Are we not anxious to fulfil 
your every wish } It is necessary that we see these 
cloths in order to make all right. Leave everything 
to us, and you will afterwards see that what we wish 
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