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which wo had left at Linyanti should arrive, wo proceeded 
to that town, and found tho wagon, and ovory thing w« 
had loft in November, 1853, perfectly safe. A grand moot- 
ing of all tho people was called to rceeivo our report and 
tho articles which had been sent by tho governor and mer- 
chants of Loanda. I explained that nono of these wore 
my proporty, but that they were sent to show tho friendly 
feelings of tho white men, and their eagerness to enter into 
commercial relations with tho Makololo. I then requestod 
my companions to give a truo account of what they had 
seen. Tho wonderful things lost nothing in tho telling, tho 
climax always being that the}' had finished tho whole world, 
and had turned only when there was no more land. One 
glib old gentleman asked, “ Then you reached Ma Robert 
[Mrs. L.]?” Thoy wero obliged to confess that she lived 
a little beyond tho world. Tho presents woro received with 
expressions of great satisfaction and delight.; and on Sun- 
day, when Sekeletu mado his appearance at church in his 
uniform, it attracted more attention than tho sermon ; and 
tho kind expressions they mado use of respecting myself 
wero so very flattering that I felt inclined to shut my eyes. 
Their private opinion must have tallied with their publio 
report, for I mry soon received offers from volunteers to 
accompany mo to tho east coast. Thoy said they wished 
to bo able to return and relato strango things like my re- 
cent companions ; and Sokoletu immediately mado arrange- 
ments with tho Arab Ben Habid to conduct a fresh party 
with a load of ivory to Loanda Tbcso, ho said, must go 
with him and learn to trado; they wero not to have any 
thing to do in tho disposal of tho ivory, but simply look 
and learn. My companions woro to remain and rest them 
solves, and then return to Loanda when the others had 
come homo. Sekeletu consulted me as to sending presents 
back to tho govornor and merchants of Loanda; but, not 
possessing much confidence in this Arab, I advised him to 
send a proso-it by Pitsano, as ho knew who ought to re- 
ceive it 
