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THE KING OF UNYORO. 
small pieces of black bark-cloth, sewn very neatly with 
a looping stitch, dotting it all over. His head was 
periodically shaved, scissors being unknown ; and 
small tufts of wool, the size of black pepper-corns, 
were the only protection. A single necklace of beads, 
worn very long, was his most conspicuous ornament. 
By his side a spear rested against the wall ; its blade 
was neatly capped over with leather, laced like a shoe 
with two long strips from the skin of a leopard. 
Our presents of beads, boxes, guns, cloth, Sec, were 
received by Kamarasi very coolly, with no sign of 
pleasure, only an occasional remark. He sat, as 
Bombay said, " like a cow," showing neither astonish- 
ment nor delight. A pair of spectacles put on by 
Bombay created a titter amongst the men, but he re- 
mained perfectly solemn. Nothing was examined by 
him, or handled with that eagerness which all other 
Africans were in the habit of showing ; all was 
affected indifference. None of these things were new 
to him ; he had seen all, except the double-barrelled 
rifle, and the watch which he saw Speke take out of 
his pocket. This watch, a valuable chronometer, was 
yielded to him at our second interview; and whenever 
he received it, he told us that we had better leave — 
it was going to rain ! Though he now followed us to 
the canoe in which we embarked to cross to our huts, 
and stood on the shore, spear in hand, till we had 
landed on the opposite side, he neither bade us adieu 
nor smiled ; and even the natives accompanying him 
squatted or stood unconcerned. However, we paid 
him every honour, standing up in the canoe, with the 
union-jack floating high over our heads. 
At the other interviews it was constant begging ; 
