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left eyo. Wo put down our arms about forty yards off, and 
I walked up to tho centre of the circular bench, and saluted 
Him in tho usual way by clapping the hands together in 
their fashion. Ho pointed to his wife, as much as to say, 
The honor belongs to her. I saluted her in tho same way, 
and, a mat having been brought, I squatted down in front 
of them. 
The talker was then called, and I was asked who was 
my spokesman. Having pointed to Kolimbota, who knew 
their dialect best, the palaver began in duo form. I ex- 
plained the real objects I had in view, without any attempt 
to mystify or appear in any other character than my own, 
for I have always been satisfied that, even though thero 
were no other considerations, the truthful way of dealing 
with the uncivilized is unquestionably the best. Kolimbota 
repeated to Nyamoana’s talker what I had said to him 
Ho delivered it all verbatim to her husband, who repeated 
it again to her. It was thus all rehearsed four times ovor, 
in a tono loud enough to bo heard by tho whole party of 
auditors. Tho rosponso came back by tho samo round- 
about routo, boginning at the lady to her husband, &c. 
After explanations and re-explanations, I perceived that 
our now friends wore mixing up my message of poaco and 
friendship with Makololo affairs, and stated that it was 
not delivered on the authority of any one loss than that 
of their Creator, and that if tho Makololo did again break 
his laws and attack tho Balonda, tho guilt would rest with 
tho Makololo and not with mo. Tho palaver then camo to 
a closo. 
By way of gaining their confidonco, I showed them ray 
hair, which is considered a curiosity in all this region. They 
said, “ Is that hair? It is tho mane of a lion, and not hair 
at all. Some thought that I had made a wig of lion’s 
mano, as they sometimes do with fibres of tho “ife,” and 
dyo it black and twist it so as to resemble a mass of then 
own wool. I could not return tho joko by telling them 
that theirs was not hair, but tho wool of sheep, for thoy 
