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sedate and composed in manner, intelligent in liis ques- 
tions and remarks beyond anything I expected to meet 
in Africa. That I should see him so well dressed, the 
centre of a court equally well dressed and intelligent, 
that he should have obtained supremacy over a great 
region into which moneyed strangers and soldiers from 
Cairo and Zanzibar flocked for the sake of its supreme 
head, that his subjects should speak of him with respect, 
and his guests, so far as I could gather, honour him, 
were minor causes, which, I venture to consider, were 
sufficient to win my favourable judgment. That he 
should have been so royally liberal in his sujtplies to 
GUITARS. 
me, have proffered other courtesies in a tone of sincerity, 
and have appeared to me a kindly, friendly soul, who 
affected all the dignity of one who entertains a vast 
respect for himself and his position without affronting 
or givino; wanton offence to those around him who also 
have wants, hopes, and self-respect, may also be offered 
as reasons which contributed not a little towards creating 
a favourable impression on me. I am aware that there 
are negrophobists who may attribute this conduct of 
Mtesa to a natural gift for duplicity. He is undoubtedly 
a man who possesses great natural talents, but he also 
shows sometimes the waywardness, petulance, and withal 
the frank, exuberant, joyous moods of youth. I will 
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