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had a blind musician performing on the harp, and the 
king was most expert at all these instruments, sitting 
for hours playing or listening to others. There was 
not much singing among the Waganda, though a 
great deal of instrumental music. During the march 
they sang in a quivering voice, slurring the notes and 
words in an odd manner, only heard in Uganda. They 
could all whistle through their fingers, and snapped 
them curiously when wanting to speak with emphasis. 
On parting with M'tessa, he gave rather indefinite 
orders to Budja, who was in charge of our march, to 
take us to the exit of the Nile from Victoria Nyanza, 
nearly east of his residence. This route was not ad- 
hered to by Budja, and for four days, in the most 
obstinate manner, he led us more north than east. 
Having got so far out of the line, it became a question 
whether it was really of importance to visit this point. 
Speke did not see any great advantage in it, and many 
would have been of the same opinion, because we had 
seen the lake daily from above our quarters at Uganda, 
and knew, from all accounts, that after making a few 
more miles we should come upon an immense river, 
with which we were now running parallel. However, 
in order to avoid any reproach or charge of indifference 
at home, we resolved — Budja being overruled — to see 
the river issue from the lake, and thus leave nothing 
undone. Speke asked me whether I was able to make 
a flying march of it along with him, while the baggage 
might be sent on towards Unyoro. At that time I 
was positively unable to walk twenty miles a-day, espe- 
cially miles of Uganda marching, through bogs and 
over rough ground. I therefore yielded reluctantly 
to the necessity of our parting ; and I am anxious to 
