246 Wanderings ijt Eastern Africa, 
We told Hirebaya that we should have been glad 
for him to accompany us to Ganda, but under such 
circumstances would not press him He would have 
been no use to us. Formerly he might have had in- 
fluence with the chief, but the manner in which he had 
acted about the cloths had ruined all. We thought 
he would be better away. He was willing to exert 
himself in our behalf, but for the time being his 
influence was gone. We thanked him for the first, 
and did not reproach him with what had led to 
the latter, hoping that what had occurred would 
be a warning to him for the future. Once he 
seemed to hesitate, as if half inclined to go with 
us, but he soon after came to say he could not 
do it 
When Hirebaya had gone Buiya came. He said, 
" I have been with you from the commencement ; I 
am your man. I am with you heart and soul. You 
don't know this country ; I do. You have no eyes ; 
you are dependent upon mine. You have no tongues^ 
but mine is at your service. I have done my best for 
you ; this you know. I have brought you so far, and 
I will go with you to the end. I am your brother, 
and I will act a brother s part. You are going to 
Ganda. Some people are against this, and will pro- 
bably oppose you. You must be on your guard ; 
make every preparation you can for self-defence. 
I am with you. I am a Galla no longer; I am a 
^'dunga" (white man). You may depend upon me. 
If you live, I live; if you die, I die. I shall go 
with you to Ganda; I shall return with you to the 
Ozi; and you will then see whether Buiya is a true 
man or not, whether he is a free-man or a slave. 
