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a protdgd of the Doctor, insisted upon his discharge, alleg- 
ing as his excuse, which the Doctor found subsequently to 
he false, that he had seen his brother. He also elaimed 
Mponda’s chief wife as his sister. After delivering him- 
self of many more falsehoods, Wikotani was given by the 
Doctor in charge of Mponda until his ‘ big brother ’ should 
call for him. 
“ This ingrate, released from slavery and educated at tho 
Nassick School, Bombay, at the sole charge of the Doctor, 
perceiving his application for a discharge to bo successful, 
endeavored to persuade Chuinah, another protdgd, to go 
with him, in order, as the Doctor believes, to enslave him. 
Upon Chumah consulting the Doctor, he was strongly ad- 
vised not to put himself in the power of Wikotani. 
“ From Mponda’s the Doctor proceeded to tho heel of 
the Nyassa, to a village of a Babisa chief, who required 
medicine for a skin desease. To treat the malady he stopped 
at this place two days. While stopping here a half-caste 
Arab arrived at the same place from the western shore of 
Lake Nyassa, who reported that he had been plundered by 
a band of the Mazitu, at a place which tho Doctor and Musa, 
the chief of his Johanna men, knew perfectly was at least 
one hundred and fifty miles north-northwest, or twenty 
days’ march from the village. This Musa is he who manu- 
factured that wonderful tale of murder which so startled 
all friends of the Doctor. During the Zambesi expedition 
Musa had visited this place, in company of the Doctor. 
To the news which the Arab imparted, Musa was an eager 
listener, and lost no time in conveying it to the Doctor. 
The Doctor coolly asked him if he believed it, to which 
Musa answered that he did believe every word, for the 
Arab had told ‘true, true.’ The Doctor said he did not, 
and after explaining to him the reasons, he suggested to 
Musa that they should go and consult the Bnbisa chief, for 
if any one should know if the story was true, he should. 
The Babisa chief denounced the Arab as a liar when con- 
sulted. But Musa broke out with, ‘No, no, Doctor, I no 
