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drive all before them. Armed with bows and arrows, 
they looked formidable enough, and they stormed 
at us in the most frantic fashion. One of the party, 
flourishing his weapons, addressed his comrades in the 
most fiery tones thus : — Here's a pretty out ! What 
are the Wajomba (Wasuahili) doing here } What right 
have they to come and fire off their guns at Silaloni } 
Is this to be endured t Yonder water belongs to the 
Wageriama, the Walungulo, the Wataita, and the 
Wakamba ; but the Wajomba have no right here. 
They must know this.'' Then turning to the Wataita 
of our party, he continued, *^ What right have you to 
bring the Wajomba here } What " 
Here I stepped forward and interposed with, 
^'Neither the Wataita nor the Wajomba have any- 
thing to do with the matter ; if you have anything to 
say, address yourself to me." The blusterer stood as 
though he had been struck with a thunder-bolt, he 
had not expected to see a white maity and he changed 
his tone at once. He did not know that a Mzungu 
was present. What was he to do with a Mzungu 1 
" You," he said, " are a great man, and you must 
come to my village and spend the night there." 
Finding that he could not move me, he said, " Then 
you must give me your coat, that I may take that 
home with me ; for I must have the smell of you in my 
hut!' The coat was given to him, and away he went 
with it in triumph ; but it was brought back early on 
the following morning, and thrown at my feet. 
On the 3rd of October we proceeded to Dindindi, 
in the Geriama country, where I was detained till the 
lOth. Nowhere was I received with greater heartiness 
or treated with greater kindness than at this place. 
