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his Wangwana followers, from Zanzibar, had, with the 
exception of six who remained faithful, deserted him on 
the shores of Lake Tanganyika, carrying off his guns 
and stores. Procuring assistance at the Belgian station, 
under M. Storms (whom I have seen mentioned in 
English newspapers as the Emperor of Tanganyika !) 
Lieutenant Giraud made his way to Karonga, at the 
north end of Nyassa, where he had embarked on board 
of the llala. 
The other members of the party were the Captain, 
who was a German named Fredericks (since dead 
through climatic effects), and the engineer, Mr. AY. 
Harkess, a Scot, to whom I am indebted for many 
favours and not a little information. 
They had put into Livingstonia Bay owing to their 
running short of wood, hence my never-to-be-forgotten 
stroke of good fortune. 
I must not omit to say a word about Mara, who had 
bidden me “ Adeus ! ” with much fuss, shuffling of feet 
and clapping of hands, his face all the while being as 
round and radiant as the full moon. Sincere satisfaction 
fills my breast when I look back upon the turn of fortune 
which enabled me to send him and his comrades with 
lighter hearts and heavier loads back towards Urongwe, 
1 tearing also the news to da Costa that I had at last been 
taken away by the white men of the lake. Mara would 
be in a position to tell the true story of my experiences ; 
of the misadventure with the Angoni and the long 
delay. 
Just as we were embarking in the small boat, an odd 
occurrence had taken place, several boys running down 
to the beach to tell us that a number of Angoni had 
been seen in the village without their shields, pretending 
that their mission was to sell some chickens ; but it is 
beyond doubt that they were spies sent by Chikuse, to 
see what I was about. The suspicious mind of the king 
would be soothed when he heard positively of the final 
departure of the white mystery. 
All’s well that ends well ! Now it seemed that 
progress would be all downhill or down-stream. 
