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him at night. 'Have you been for porters V 'Yes, 
there and back/ I laughed at this cool assertion, and 
asked, 'How many did you get?' 'Four are coming 
in the morning/ This was too much, as all the Seedees 
satisfied me that he had never been out of the place ; 
I therefore ordered him to receive two dozen. Eehan 
(cook) said, ' / won t give it/ ' You must/ I said ; 
but ultimately the matter was settled by Manua run- 
ning away, all the Seedees after him ! (Manua after- 
wards became a great friend of mine, as he knew the 
names and uses of every plant and tree in the country.) 
"11 th. — Yesterday sent a note to Speke, but find 
the bearer did not start, because he had a Wezee 
lady in tow. Verily these Africans are a self-pleas- 
ing and most trying set. Two men off for porters. 
My leader reported sick. Manua (the man I ordered 
to be flogged yesterday) not to be found. Four por- 
ters arrive, but won't start till to-morrow, as they 
feel tired ! 
" \2th. — Start three loads ; fourth man not pre- 
sent ; he had gone away to sleep in another village. 
Ten men came in from camp ahead to carry away 
my remaining traps. Sultan demands a present, 
but on consulting my men, we all agreed that as 
he had already got eight fathoms of cloth, a large 
quantity of beads, some gunpowder, and had lost four 
cows placed in his charge, no more was necessary for 
him. At this decision he struck my porters and drove 
them out of his village, and seized some cases of 
ammunition and a rifle. The quarrel was made worse 
by the drunkenness of my chief interpreter, Eehan, 
who in this state threw his gun and accoutrements 
at my feet, spat upon one of my men, and gave his 
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