CHAPTER XXVI. 
CONCLUSION — THE LIVINGSTONE EXPEDITION- 
HOME. 
ALONG life in Eastern Africa cannot but have 
an injurious effect upon the constitution of an 
European, and for some time we had been made to 
feel this. In 1868, after a five years' residence upon 
the coast, a long succession of fevers, dysentery which 
had become chronic, and other complaints, had gone 
far to undermine an originally sound, strong, and wiry 
constitution ; and, had it been possible, it would have 
been prudent then to have returned to England for a 
change. But duty before privilege ; we had work to 
do, and we remained to do it. Having great faith in 
the force of will and the advantage of activity, we 
resolved we would not give in, and, if possible, went 
to work with greater energy than ever. This, if it 
did not greatly improve us, kept us from sinking any 
lower than we were. But the trip to Kilima Njaro, 
the new scenes we witnessed, the excitement of 
adventure, and the delicious climate we enjoyed, 
notwithstanding many severities and hardships, did 
us a great deal of good. Still, to complete the wprk 
of restoration, it was important that we should not 
