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AFRICA AND ITS EXPLORATION. 
Livingstone continued talking with them in a mild, 
paternal way, and their loud protestations against Arab 
cruelty were about to subside, when the old Sultan 
suddenly rose up and began to pace about in an excited 
manner, and in one of his perambulations deliberately 
slashed his leg with the sharp blade of his spear, and 
then exclaimed that the Wangwana had wounded him ! 
At this cry one half of the mob hastily took to flight, 
but one old woman, who carried a strong staff with a 
carved lizard’s body on its top, commenced to abuse 
the chief with all the power of her voluble tongue, 
charoino’ him with a desire to have them all killed, 
and other women joined in with her ill advising him 
to be quiet, and accept the present we were willing to 
give. 
But it is evident that there was little needed to cause 
all men present in that little hollow to begin a most 
sanguinary strife. The gentle, patient bearing of the 
Doctor had more effect than anything else in making all 
forbear bloodshed, while there was left the least chance 
of an amicable settlement, and in the end it prevailed. 
The Sultan and his son were both sent on their way 
rejoicing. 
While the Doctor conversed with them, and endea- 
voured to calm their fierce passions, I had the tent 
struck, and the canoes launched, and the baggage 
stowed, and when the negotiations had concluded 
amicably, I begged the Doctor to jump into the boat, 
as this apparent peace was simply a lull before a storm ; 
besides, said I, there are two or three cowardly creatures 
in the boat, who, in case of another disturbance, would 
not scruple to leave both of us here. 
From Cape Luvumba, about 4.30 p.m. we commenced 
pulling across ; at 8 p.m. we were abreast of Cape Panza, 
the northern extremity of the island of Muzimu ; at 
6 a.m. we were southward of Bikari, and pulling for 
Mukungu, in Urundi, at which place we arrived at 
10 a.m., having been seventeen hours and a half in 
crossing the lake, which, computing at two miles an 
hour, may be said to be thirty-five miles direct breadth, 
