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is that a crime ? Do you not travel in your canoes ? 
Supposing people received you as you received us this 
morning, what would you say ? Would you not say 
they were bad? Ah, my friend, I did not expect that 
you who were so good yesterday would turn out thus ! 
But never mind ; we will go away quickly and quietly, 
and the Kabaka Mtesa shall hear of this, and judge 
between us.” 
“ If you wish food, I will send some bananas to yonder 
island, but you must go away from this, lest the people, 
who wish to fight you, should break out.” 
We soon shoved the boat and two canoes into the 
water, and I and my boat’s crew embarked and rowed 
away a few yards. But Sentum was angry with the 
people, and instead of quietly departing, was loudly 
expostulating with them. To prevent mischief and the 
massacre of his entire party, I shouted to Sentum, com- 
manding him to embark at once, which after a short 
time he obeyed, growling. 
We steered for Musira Island, about three miles from 
Makongo, where we found four or five canoes from 
Kamiru’s country loaded with coffee and butter. The 
Waganda, Sentum and Sentageya, with feelings em- 
bittered against the natives, seized upon several pack- 
ages of coffee, which drew a loud remonstrance from the 
natives. The Waganda sailors, ever ready for a scramble, 
followed their chiefs’ example, and assisted in despoiling 
the natives, which caused one of them to appeal to me. 
I was busy directing my boat’s crew to set my tent, 
when I was thus made acquainted with the conduct of 
the Waganda. The property taken from them was re- 
stored immediately, and Sentum and Sentageya were 
threatened with punishment if they molested them 
further, and the natives were advised to leave for 
another island about five miles north of us, as soon as 
the lake should become calm. 
About 10 a.m. the chief of Makongo, true to his 
promise, sent us ten bunches of green bananas, sufficient 
for one day’s provisions for the sixty-two men, Waganda 
and Wangwana, of whom our party consisted. 
