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support to the sultan. After bearing these insults, 
and seeing the powder, &c., recovered, I walked out- 
side the village and sat down, feeling sick, sore at 
heart, and exhausted from the detestable strife, but 
thankful to God that I had so much command of 
temper. A servant reported that he and another 
must sleep that night with their loads in the village, 
as security for my paying some cloth and beads. 
Anything to get away, and I marched to my advanced 
camp, eight miles off, regretting that I had not bid 
adieu to the sultana. 
"13 th. — Sent back the cloths to the sultan by 
Uledi. So jolly and civilised -like to have a note 
brought me by three or four Seedees from Speke, 
wanting me up sharp ! Uledi returned at sunset, 
having satisfied the sultan. Said, Eehan, and Baraka 
sent word they would be up in the morning ; so like 
an African's system of procrastination, winning the 
mornings and evenings from us, and saying the day 
is too hot to move. 
"l&th. — March three miles to a wretched village. 
A number of men hanging on for hire ; one man pro- 
mised for Karague, and backed out of it because I 
frightened him by writing his name down. Tried to 
make an afternoon march, but no one would stir ; be- 
sides, three loads were behind. 
" loth. — Under way outside the village by six a.m. ; 
eight loads still on the ground, no porters to carry 
them, and loads in the rear belonging to men sleeping 
in other villages. Every day seems to be won from 
me. Countermand the march till the afternoon ; a 
panic had struck the porters. The Watuta are at the 
next ground from camp. I took the chief porter, 
