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“ Bring out bullocks, sheep, and goats’ milk, and the 
mellowest of your choicest bananas, and great jars ot 
maramba, and let the white man and his boatmen eat, 
and taste of the hospitalities of Uganda. Shall a white 
man enter the Kabakds presence with an empty belly ? 
See how sallow and pinched his cheeks are. We want 
to see whether we cannot show him kindness superior to 
what the pagans have shown him.” 
Two bullocks and four goats, a basketful of fat mellow 
bananas, and four two-gallon jars of maramba, were then 
brought before us, to which extraordinary bounty the 
boat’s crew did ample justice. Nor were the escort of 
Magassa without supplies. The country was at their 
mercy. They killed three bullocks for themselves, cut 
down as many bananas as they wished, and made a raid 
on the chickens, in accordance with Magassa’s serene 
gracious permission to help themselves. 
“ A wonderful land ! ” I thought, “ where an entire 
country can be subjected to such an inordinate bully 
and vain youth as this Magassa, at the mere mention of 
the Kabakds name, and very evidently with the Kabakds 
sanction ! ” Uganda was new to us then. We were not 
aware how supreme the Kabakds authority was ; but, 
having a painful suspicion that the vast country which 
recognised his power was greatly abused, and grieving 
that the poor people had to endure such rough treat- 
ment for my sake, I did my best to prevent Magassa 
from extorting to excess. 
The next day we sallied forth from Kadki Bay, with 
Magassa’s escort leading the way. We crossed Bazzi 
Bay, from the middle of which we gained a view of old 
Sabaganzi’s Hill, a square tabular mount, from the 
summit of which Magassa said we should see the whole 
of Murchison Bay and Rubaga, one of the Kabakds 
capitals. About 10 a.m. we rounded Muvwo Point, and 
entered Murchison Bay. The entrance is about four 
miles wide, and naturally guarded by Linant Island, a 
lofty, dome-shaped island, situated between the opposing 
points of Muvwo and Umbiru. Upon leaving Muvwo 
south of us we have a full view of this fine body of 
