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meal which had boon presented by the ferrymen ; and, the 
canoo having boon left on their own sido of tho river, 
Pitsano and his companions laughed uproariously at the 
disgust our enemies would foci, and their perploxity aB 
to who had been our paddlcr across. They wore quite 
Buro that Kawawa would imagine that wo had boon forried 
over by his own peoplo and would bo divining to find out 
who had dono tho deed. When ready to dopart in the 
morning, Kawawa’s people appeared on tho opposite 
heights, and could scarcely boliove thoir eyes when thoy 
8aw us prepared to start away to tho south. At last one 
of them called out, “Ah! yo arc bad;” to which Pitsano 
and his companions retorted, “Ah ! yo aro good, and wo 
thank you for tho loan of your canoe.” Wo wero careful 
to explain tho wholo of tho circumstances to Katcma and 
tho other chiefs, and they all agreed that wo wero per- 
fectly justifiable under tho circumstances, and that Ma- 
tiamvo would approvo our conduct. When any thing that 
mi ght bear an unfavorable construction happens among 
themselves, thoy sond explanations to each otbor. Tho 
more fact of doing so provonts them from losing th«*«r 
character, for tbero is public opinion oven among them. 
CHAPTEE XXIV. 
DK. LIVINGSTONE RETURNS TO THE COUNTRY OF THE 
MAKOLOLO. 
After leaving tho Kasai, wo ontered upon tho oxtonsivs 
ovel plains which wo had formorly found in a flooded con- 
dition. Tho water on them was not yot driod up, as it 
still romained in certain hollow spots. Vultures wore soon 
floating in tho air, showing that carrion was to bo found • 
indood, wo saw several of tho largo game, but sc 
exceedingly wild as to bo unapproachable. 
