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quitted the Lui and was on my way to Benguella. I 
told the envoy to inform Kino- Lobossi, from me, that 
he had better sleep upon the matter, as night was a 
good counsellor, and that I should wait for his ultimate 
decision till next day. It was on the 2nd of September, 
at early morning, that I had a visit from Gambella, who 
came from the King to command me to quit his 
territory forthwith, and to take no other road than 
that which led to the Bihe. That I must not go there, 
nor there, nor there, pointing successively to the North, 
East and South. Against all usage in the country, 
Gambella, whilst he remained in my house, retained his 
arms, and I followed his example by toying with a 
splendid Adams Colt revolver. I pretended to meditate 
over my answer, and then said, “ Friend Gambella, go 
and tell Lobossi, or accept the message for yourself, 
that I don’t budge a step from here in the direction of 
Benguella. Let his army be as numerous as it will, if 
I am attacked, I shall know how to defend myself ; and, 
if I fall, the Mueneputo will call him to account for my 
death. He is not on the best of terms with the 
Matebelis, he is threatened with civil war, raised by 
Manuanino; let him fall out, besides, with the Muene¬ 
puto, and he is a lost man. Any way, you may take it 
as my final resolve that I only leave here to follow my 
own road.” Gambella left my hut in a towering rage. 
Late at night, Maehauana came secretly to visit me. 
He informed me that Gambella had counselled the 
King to order me to be put out of the way, but that 
Lobossi formally refused to take such a step. The 
advice was given at a Council which Maehauana 
attended, and who urged me warmly to be upon my 
guard. In a long conversation which I held with 
Livingstone’s old companion, I discovered that there 
was an ancient grudge between him and Gambella. 
The old warrior, once attached to Chibitano’s service, 
and subsequently to that of King Chipopa, was very 
desirous of seeing raised to the throne of the Lui, the 
son of the latter, his own pupil and protege, young 
Monatumueno, my ensign in the light cavalry. The 
