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other men looked very savage at the idea of their 
booty slipping through their fingers ; but I carried 
the day, and the woman was put into her own path, 
and sent to her home. 
Gaining the border, the people looked at us with 
a great deal of pity. The Wanika exhibited their 
hands, which were yet, in some cases, benumbed and 
a good deal swollen, though we were now in a very 
different climate. At camp we were received with 
open arms, and were very sincerely condoled with. 
Mandara came at once to the camp, and said he was 
not surprised to see me back, for he had expected it 
sooner. 
Though defeated in this attempt to ascend the 
mountain, I had not given the matter up ; I deter- 
mined to try again. There were, however, a great 
many difficulties to be overcome before I could hope 
to induce either Mandara or the men to look at the 
matter again, and several days elapsed before I could 
even broach the subject. 
On the day after my return to camp Mandara sent 
me another cow. I felt very much inclined to send 
it back, for I knew I should have to pay heavily for 
it, and I had no funds to spare. Soon after this the 
guide came to me with a message to the following 
effect : " The mange wishes to know what you have 
to give him. He hopes you will not treat him as if 
he were a child. If you have anything for him, he 
hopes you will not wait till you take your leave of 
him, but he wishes you to give it to him at once ! " 
Shrewd ! If I gave him something now, I should 
have another opportunity of giving again when I 
left ! However, I was something in debt to him, 
