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returned to my camp, in liis ordinary attire, and passed 
the rest of the day with me. Decidedly I had succeeded 
in winning his good graces. 
Having obtained guides, a few carriers and a good 
store of the despised food, I decided upon making a 
fresh start on the 22nd of July in the direction of the 
villao;es under the sway of the Sova Caii-eu-hue on the 
river Cuchibi, through which runs the road originally 
traversed by Silva Porto. The former part of that 
BIHENOS CONSTRUCTING HUTS. 
track I abandoned at the Cuanza, to pursue a more 
northerly direction. My guides informed me that I 
should have to travel through a desert country for eight 
whole days, and that I must consequently be well 
provided with provisions. My invalids had, by this 
time, considerably improved with the long rest and 
more abundant food ; but they were far from being 
recovered, so that Moene-Cahenga supplied me with 
ten men to assist in the carriage of the massango with 
which he furnished me. The guides having assured me 
that for a couple of days we should have to stick to the 
