chap, x.] THE NATIVES 1 DREAD OF KAMRASI. 293 
exhibited were entirely new varieties. I explained that 
I had many other presents, but that it was not neces¬ 
sary to unpack them, as we were about to return with 
them to visit another king, who lived some days’ 
journey distant. “ Don’t go ; don’t go away,” said the 
headman and his companions. “ Kamrasi will ——.” 
Here an unmistakable pantomimic action explained their 
meaning better than words ; throwing their heads well 
back, they sawed across their throats with their fore¬ 
fingers, making horrible grimaces, indicative of the 
cutting of throats. I could not resist laughing at the 
terror that my threat of returning with the presents 
had created; they explained, that Kamrasi would not 
only kill them, but would destroy the entire village of 
Atada should we return without visiting him, but that he 
would perhaps punish them in precisely the same manner 
should they ferry us across without special orders. 
“ Please yourselves,” I replied ; “ if my party is not 
ferried across by the time the sun reaches that spot on 
the heavens (pointing to the position it would occupy 
at about 3 P.M.), I shall return.” In a state of great 
excitement they promised to hold a conference on the 
other side, and to see what arrangements could be 
made. They returned to Atada, leaving the whfde 
party, including Ibrahim, exceedingly disconcerted— 
having nothing to eat, an impassable river before 
them, and five days’ march of uninhabited wilderness 
in their rear. 
Karuma Falls were about three hundred yards to our 
left as we faced Atada; they were very insignificant, 
not exceeding five feet in height, but curiously regular, 
as a ridge of rock over which they fell extended like a 
wall across the river. 
The falls were exactly at the bend of the river, 
which, from that point, turned suddenly to the west. 
The whole day passed in shouting and gesticulating 
our peaceful intentions to the crowd assembled on the 
heights on the opposite side of the river, but the boat 
did not return until long after the time appointed; 
