LIVINGSTONE'S JOURNEY ACROSS AFRICA 
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/ecently announced was a mere political form, and that the material as 
well as the personal interests of the officials led them to foster secretly, 
if not openly, traffic in flesh and blood. Nothing could exceed his 
gratitude for their kindness to him, but nothing could weaken his firm 
conviction that many of them had at heart the prosperity of the slave 
trade. 
LIVINGSTONE AND “SINBAD” HUNTING AN ELEPHANT 
Although Livingstone was not content with the discoveries he 
had made on his way from Linyanti, there were not wanting others 
who viewed his work with the very highest appreciation. The Royal 
Geographical Society regarded it so favorably, that it awarded him 
the Patron’s Gold Medal. Livingstone, indeed, was not unknown to 
the society, for it had already made him a grant on his discovery of 
Lake Ngami, 
