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guides might not hear that he had been one of their one- 
mios. But that wo wore looked upon with suspicion, on 
account, of having come in the foots tops of invaders, was 
evident from our guides remarking to men in the gardens 
through which wo passed, “ They have words of poaco — 
all very fine ; but lies only, as tho Bazunga are great liars.” 
They thought wo did not understand them ; but Sokwobu 
knew every word perfectly; and, without paying any 
ostensible attention to those complimentary romarks, wo 
always took care to explain over afterward that wo were 
not Bazunga, but Makoa, (English.) 
CHAPTER XXIX. 
DR. LIVINGSTONE DESCENDS TIIE ZAMBESI TO CHICOVA. 
14</t. We reached tho confluence of tho Ijoangwa and 
tho Zambesi, most thankful to God for his great mercies in 
helping us thus far. Mburama’s peoplo had bohavod so 
suspiciously, that, though wo had guidos from him, wo 
woro by no means sure that wo should not bo attackod 
in crossing tho Loangwa. Wo saw them hero collecting 
in largo numbers, and, though professing friendship, they 
kept at a distanco from our camp. They refused to lend 
us more canoes than two, though tlioy havo many. They 
have no intercourse with Europeans except through the 
Babisa. I hey toll us that this was formerly tho residence 
of tho Bazunga, and maintain silence as to tho cause of 
their loaving it. I walked about somo ruins I discovered, 
built of stone, and found tho romains of a church, and on 
ono sido lay a broken bell, with tho letters I. H. S. and » 
cross, but no date. Thoro wore no inscriptions on stone, 
and the pooplo could not toll what the Uazunga called 
their place. Wo found afterward it was Zumbo. 
