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which Mandara thus gave me of his character was by 
no means a pleasant one ; he was clearly something 
of a tyrant. 
A few words in description of this man. His 
proper name is Makindara, but by the Wasuahili 
this is abbreviated to Mandara. He is, I think, not 
over twenty-six years of age ; at all events he is 
below thirty. In height he stands quite five feet nine 
inches. In shape he is proportionate and symmetrical ; 
I might almost say, a model. He has splendid limbs, 
perfect in muscular development, free from the ex- 
cessive hypertrophy which is the result of constant 
hard work, or that want of fulness and firmness which 
is the general characteristic of men who have done 
no work at all. He is both sinewy and lithe. His 
countenance is neither ugly nor handsome, but there 
is nothing of the Negro in any of his features. His 
face has a manly look, though he is quite beardless. 
It is not fashionable in Chaga to cultivate hirsute ap- 
pendages. The men wish to look youthful, and they 
think that a beard and whiskers would be a hindrance 
to this. Mandara s features are pretty good, but he is 
a monocular, the right eye being nearly closed and as 
dark as pitch. The eye he has is full of light, and he 
uses it like a hawk. His forehead is full, but his skull 
is rather flat. His nose inclines to the aquihne, but 
' it falls short of the attainment ; his cheeks are flat, 
neither full nor hollow ; his mouth is not large ; his lips 
neither over thick nor too thin, and are rather pleasantly 
curved ; when compressed, they indicate considerable 
firmness of character. The chin is sharp and pro- 
minent. His dress to-day was a small piece of greasy 
Americani (unbleached calico), which he wore over 
