On the Tana. 
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*The eyes of the Lord goeth to and fro, throughout 
the whole earth, that he may show himself strong on be- 
half of them whose hearts are perfect towards him/" 
Finding that the Masai had picked up our donkeys, 
and that they were past recovery^ Wuledi was desirous 
to return to us without delay. But his companion Dadi 
was too much frightened to return so soon. *'The 
Kori ! the Kori said this craven-hearted fellow, " let 
us be sure first that they are gone." Wuledi urged 
that the Kori had gone ; but no, Dadi wished to be 
on the safe side. Wuledi would have returned alone 
but he was a stranger, and if found alone in their 
country, by any wandering Gallas, it might have been 
worse for him than to have met with the dreaded 
Kori. Dadi was his guide and safeguard among 
the Gallas. When Wuledi told the people of Malinde 
that he was going to return to us they thought he was 
mad. "The Wazungu are dead/' they cried, ''what 
are you thinking of.'*" ''I don't know that they are 
dead,'' he returned, '' I must go and see." They tried 
to detain him, but it was of no avail. 
At length Dadi summoned sufficient courage to 
consent to return. At Mambrui they met with more 
opposition. Hemmet bin Sayid declared most posi- 
tively that we were dead. *^ I have received fresh con- 
firmation of it," he said, " from Ungomeni. Look, here 
is the letter." And he read to the man a most circum- 
stantial account of all that was known concerning our 
fate. Then, he concluded, '' Don't you believe me ? 
Fetch any one else to read the letter. I tell you they 
are dead. Don't go after them. You cannot restore 
them, though you will expose yourself to danger. 
Stay with me. I want a rnan who can speak the 
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