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CONTENTS. 
Styx— Current of Wliite Nile — First View of Natives — 
Joctian and his Wife—Charming Husband—Natron—Catch a 
Hippopotamus—“ Perhaps it was his Uncle'”—Eeal Turtle in 
Mock Hippopotamus—Hicham reduced to the Hanks—Arrival 
at the Zareeba—Fish Spearing—The Kytcli Tribe—White Ant 
Towers—Starvation in the Kytcli Country—Destitution of the 
Natives—The Bull of the Flerd—Men and Beasts in a bad 
Temper—Aboukooka—Austrian Mission Station—Sale of the 
Mission-House — Melancholy Fate of Baron Harnier — The 
Aliab Tribes—Tumuli of Ashes—The Shir Tribe—The Lotus 
Harvest—Arrival at Gondokoro—Discharge Cargo. Page 1—86 
CHAPTER II. 
BAD RECEPTION AT GONDOKORO. 
Reports of Speke and Grant—The Bari Tribe—Description of the 
Natives—Effects of poisoned Arrows—Hostility of the Bari 
Tribe—Atrocities of the trading Parties—Lawlessness at Gon¬ 
dokoro—A Boy shot—The first Mutiny—Decision of my 
Wife—The Khartoum Escort—Arrival of Speke and Grant— 
Gladness at meeting them—Their Appearance—Speke and 
Grant’s Discoveries—Another Lake reported to exist—Speke’s 
Instructions—Arrange to explore the Luta N’zige—Scarcity at 
Gondokoro—Speke and Grant depart to Khartoum. 
Page 87—110 
CHAPTER III. 
GUN ACCIDENT. 
Gun Accident—Birds ruin the Donkeys—Arrangement with 
Mahommed—His Duplicity—Plot to obstruct my Advance 
—The Boy Saat—History of Saat—First Introduction ta 
