CHAPTER X, 
ON THE TANA. 
N this side of the river we were out of Bararetta, 
the country here being called Kalinde. A little 
farther north is a place called Ramo, upon which the 
Gallas make their retreat in times of war. Being, as 
it is said, completely surrounded by water it is con- 
sidered inaccessible to such foes as the Masai, and 
therefore quite safe. There all the Gallas who had 
fled from Bararetta were now staying, though the place 
is said to be little better than a swamp. Wishful to 
see as much of the Gallas as possible, we asked to 
be taken there, but our guides shook their heads, evi- 
dently jealous of our learning too much. 
Mana Mvoko was to be our quarters for the present. 
It belongs to the Wapokomo, and has already been 
sufficiently described. Among the Wapokomo, then^ 
we were to spend some days. 
It was well that we got a little sleep by day, for we 
found it utterly impossible to sleep at Mana Mvoko by 
night. On Tuesday the 8th we rose without having 
scarcely closed our eyes for the whole night. We had 
got beyond the reach of the Masai, but not of mos- 
quitos. We found the latter more numerous here upon 
