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You have always treated me well, and I will do the 
same by you/* 
" All right, Buiya, all right," we replied, "you are a 
good fellow and we believe in you." 
Abajila came next with warnings about the 
dangers of the coming day. He corroborated all 
that Hirebaya and Buiya had said. After him came 
the Wapokomo with cautions to the same effect. 
Aba Ganda said, " I want to go home ; my wife, my 
children, and plantation all require my presence, but 
I cannot leave you. These Gallas are not to be 
depended upon, and I should never know peace again 
if I were to leave you at a time of danger. No, I 
shall share your lot, whatever it may be." 
Thus, though Malau had forsaken us through fear, 
and though Hirebaya even could not accompany us, 
we were not left alone ; even then we found friends 
among savages, in a savage land. We did not take 
everything for granted that these men said, but after 
making large discounts there remained a great deal 
about them that was sincere and true. They were 
not to be despised ; and we were thankful to have 
them about us. 
Notwithstanding all we heard we did not consider 
ourselves in any great danger. We deemed it possible 
that we might be attacked, but our trust was in God, 
and our peace was not disturbed. 
Saturday^ \<^th — To-morrow had come at last ! 
for we were now to set out direct to Ganda. Guns 
and pistols were carefully loaded ; everything was 
minutely examined, and every precaution was taken 
to prevent the possibility of our becoming the victims 
of an unreasonable and hostile party. To us, as 
