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whole, intelligent mind than his I have seldom met 
with. 
On this day I had a glimpse of the manner in 
which Mandara dispenses justice, or rather of the 
manner in which he treats criminals. While he sat in 
my tent a party came accusing some one of theft. 
Soldiers were despatched instantly to look for the 
thief, who was soon found. His guilt was proved, but 
he stoutly denied it. He was then bound, and most 
unmercifully beaten till he pleaded guilty and offered 
to restore the stolen goods. To torture him further, 
a stout rope was put round his temples and twisted 
tight with sticks, till the veins burst in his head and 
the blood ran from his nose and mouth. He was so 
severely handled that when he was led past my 
camp he could scarcely crawl. In the end he was 
taken to the frontier of Kirua, and there left, with 
the command never to show his face in Moche again. 
It is not difficult to guess his fate. Found by the 
people of Kirua, he would either be stabbed to death 
or be sold into slavery ; otherwise he would be almost 
certain to die, if not of his flogging, by starvation, 
and the hysenas would do the rest ! His property 
would be confiscated, that is to say, it would be taken 
possession of by the chief. Mandara says, of all the 
men in the world he abhors liars and thieves most. 
In the evening he was in rare good temper, and 
did his utmost to make up for his conduct of the 
previous day. While he was with me Kibo cleared 
up beautifully. Now for another coup d'essai. I said 
to the chief, Suppose you were to take the trouble 
to go to England on a visit to the queen. Whilst 
there, tired of being cooped up in one spot, and 
